CVE-2017-7547 Affecting postgresql-devel package, versions <0:9.2.23-1.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-POSTGRESQLDEVEL-2517252
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Aug 2017

Introduced: 16 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-7547  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 postgresql-devel to version 0:9.2.23-1.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2728.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-devel package and not the postgresql-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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 authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so.