CVE-2017-14798 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0