Improper Authentication Affecting postgresql15 package, versions <9.6.4-r0
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
28.01% (97th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE319-POSTGRESQL15-6108309
- published 8 Dec 2023
- disclosed 16 Aug 2017
Introduced: 16 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-7546 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.19
postgresql15
to version 9.6.4-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql15
package and not the postgresql15
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.19
relevant fixed versions and status.
PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.
References
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7546
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7546
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7546