CVE-2017-7547 Affecting postgresql-9.5 package, versions <9.5.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-POSTGRESQL95-274705
  • published16 Aug 2017
  • disclosed16 Aug 2017

Introduced: 16 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-7547  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 postgresql-9.5 to version 9.5.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-9.5 package and not the postgresql-9.5 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.