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PostgreSQL logrotate Vulnerability - May18 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Databases
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
PostgreSQL is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate() function doesn't follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could exploit this to force log rotation.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PostgreSQL version 9.3.x, 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x and 10.x.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 10.4, 9.6.9, 9.5.13, 9.4.18, 9.3.23 or later.