Vulnerability CVE-2017-7485


Published: 2017-05-12

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.

Type:

CWE-311

(Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Postgresql -> Postgresql 

 References:
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/

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