{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-xg92-g8h7-v7r4",
  "modified": "2024-04-01T18:30:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:17:10Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-8806"
  ],
  "details": "The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8806"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-11-13T09:29:00Z"
  }
}