cvelist/2017/12xxx/CVE-2017-12172.json

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        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-11-09T00:00:00",
        "ID": "CVE-2017-12172",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
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                                            "version_value": "10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.24"
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server."
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                        "value": "CWE-59"
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            {
                "name": "RHSA-2017:3402",
                "refsource": "REDHAT",
                "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402"
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            {
                "name": "101949",
                "refsource": "BID",
                "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949"
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            {
                "name": "RHSA-2017:3403",
                "refsource": "REDHAT",
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            {
                "name": "RHSA-2017:3405",
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                "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/"
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            {
                "name": "1039752",
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            {
                "name": "RHSA-2017:3404",
                "refsource": "REDHAT",
                "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404"
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