CVE-2017-15097 MEDIUM

CVE-2017-15097

Vendor Red Hat
Product postgresql init script
Weakness CWE-59
Published July 27, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 27, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated