CVE-2017-8806

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu	PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu

References

http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelogBroken Link, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelogBroken Link, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 13, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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