CVE-2017-14798 is a race condition vulnerability in the PostgreSQL init script that allows a local attacker with access to the postgresql account to escalate privileges to root. This vulnerability affects various PostgreSQL packages across different Linux distributions, including SUSE. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), it has a low attack complexity but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV or Hot Lists, public exploit code exists (EDB-45184), and it has seen some community discussion, though no widespread media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.4-0.5.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.