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    CVE-2017-7486

    PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.

    Published:May 11, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:May 12, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0615
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Postgresql
    Product
    Postgresql
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Network Satellite
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Network Satellite Managed Db
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
    CAPEC-102 Session Sidejacking
    CAPEC-104 Cross Zone Scripting
    CAPEC-116 Excavation
    CAPEC-127 Directory Indexing
    CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values
    CAPEC-169 Footprinting
    CAPEC-17 Using Malicious Files
    CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client
    CAPEC-224 Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-285 ICMP Echo Request Ping
    CAPEC-287 TCP SYN Scan
    CAPEC-290 Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records
    CAPEC-291 DNS Zone Transfers
    CAPEC-292 Host Discovery
    CAPEC-293 Traceroute Route Enumeration
    CAPEC-294 ICMP Address Mask Request
    CAPEC-295 Timestamp Request
    CAPEC-296 ICMP Information Request
    CAPEC-297 TCP ACK Ping
    CAPEC-298 UDP Ping
    CAPEC-299 TCP SYN Ping
    CAPEC-300 Port Scanning
    CAPEC-301 TCP Connect Scan
    CAPEC-302 TCP FIN Scan
    CAPEC-303 TCP Xmas Scan
    CAPEC-304 TCP Null Scan
    CAPEC-305 TCP ACK Scan
    CAPEC-306 TCP Window Scan
    CAPEC-307 TCP RPC Scan
    CAPEC-308 UDP Scan
    CAPEC-309 Network Topology Mapping
    CAPEC-310 Scanning for Vulnerable Software
    CAPEC-312 Active OS Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-313 Passive OS Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-317 IP ID Sequencing Probe
    CAPEC-318 IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe
    CAPEC-319 IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe
    CAPEC-320 TCP Timestamp Probe
    CAPEC-321 TCP Sequence Number Probe
    CAPEC-322 TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe
    CAPEC-323 TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe
    CAPEC-324 TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe
    CAPEC-325 TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe
    CAPEC-326 TCP Initial Window Size Probe
    CAPEC-327 TCP Options Probe
    CAPEC-328 TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe
    CAPEC-329 ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe
    CAPEC-330 ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe
    CAPEC-39 Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens
    CAPEC-402 Bypassing ATA Password Security
    CAPEC-45 Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
    CAPEC-472 Browser Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-474 Signature Spoofing by Key Theft
    CAPEC-497 File Discovery
    CAPEC-5 Blue Boxing
    CAPEC-50 Password Recovery Exploitation
    CAPEC-508 Shoulder Surfing
    CAPEC-509 Kerberoasting
    CAPEC-51 Poison Web Service Registry
    CAPEC-551 Modify Existing Service
    CAPEC-555 Remote Services with Stolen Credentials
    CAPEC-560 Use of Known Domain Credentials
    CAPEC-561 Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials
    CAPEC-573 Process Footprinting
    CAPEC-574 Services Footprinting
    CAPEC-575 Account Footprinting
    CAPEC-576 Group Permission Footprinting
    CAPEC-577 Owner Footprinting
    CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
    CAPEC-600 Credential Stuffing
    CAPEC-616 Establish Rogue Location
    CAPEC-643 Identify Shared Files/Directories on System
    CAPEC-644 Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash)
    CAPEC-645 Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket)
    CAPEC-646 Peripheral Footprinting
    CAPEC-647 Collect Data from Registries
    CAPEC-651 Eavesdropping
    CAPEC-652 Use of Known Kerberos Credentials
    CAPEC-653 Use of Known Operating System Credentials
    CAPEC-668 Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)
    CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
    CAPEC-77 Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
    CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-87 Forceful Browsing

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    CVE-2026-6464 (CVSS 8.1) — Untrusted data inclusion in PostgreSQL psql COPY may allow a server administrator to elicit execution of data …
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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98460
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1983
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
    https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98460
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1983
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
    https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High