Improper Authentication Affecting postgresql-docs package, versions <0:9.2.23-1.el7_4
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
28.01% (97th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLDOCS-4773899
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 10 Aug 2017
Introduced: 10 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-7546 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-docs to version 0:9.2.23-1.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2728.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-docs package and not the postgresql-docs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL: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 incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7546
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142