Vulnerability CVE-2019-3466


Published: 2019-11-20   Modified: 2019-11-24

Description:
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

Type:

CWE-269

(Improper Privilege Management)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Postgresql -> Postgresql-common 
Debian -> Debian linux 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-debian-ubuntu-pg_ctlcluster-privilege-escalation/

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