Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2019-3466

Disclosure Date: November 20, 2019
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Description

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn’t drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • postgresql

Products

  • debian linux 10.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • postgresql-common,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.04,
  • ubuntu linux 19.04,
  • ubuntu linux 19.10

Additional Info

Technical Analysis