PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - August17 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running PostgreSQL and is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to the 'lo_put' function which should require the same permissions as 'lowrite' function, but there was a missing permission check.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PostgreSQL version 9.4.x before 9.4.13, and 9.5.x before 9.5.8 and 9.6.x before 9.6.4 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 9.4.13 or 9.5.8 or 9.6.4 or higher.