CVE-2017-7485 Information

Description

In PostgreSQL 9.3.x before 9.3.17 9.4.x before 9.4.12 9.5.x before 9.5.7 and 9.6.x before 9.6.3 it was found that the PGREQUIRESSL environment variable was no longer enforcing a SSL/TLS connection to a PostgreSQL server. An active Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to strip the SSL/TLS protection from a connection between a client and a server.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9