CVE-2017-8806
The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 0.4% 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.
References
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelogBroken Link, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelogBroken Link, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.