SB2017060118 - Information disclosure in postgresql (Alpine package) 

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SB2017060118 - Information disclosure in postgresql (Alpine package)

Published: June 1, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017060118
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7484)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper privilege checking before providing information from pg_statistic. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to bypass SELECT privilege checks, cause memory leak and steal some information from ostensibly restricted tables.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References