CVE-2017-14798
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.00% probability · 63th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 13 August 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-61, CWE-362
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql · suse/suse linux enterprise server
- Source
- security@opentext.com
EPSS 1.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/
- http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.