#VU7874 Denial of service in PostgreSQL - CVE-2017-7548
Published: August 15, 2017 / Updated: February 9, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7874
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7548
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Software vendor:
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an access control flaw in the lo_put() function to change the data in a large object. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.
The weakness exists due to an access control flaw in the lo_put() function to change the data in a large object. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.
Remediation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8, 9.6.4.