CVE-2017-14798
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.3 · CWE-61
7.3CVSS HIGH
Summary
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.