CVE-2017-14798

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    CVE-2017-14798

    Published: 1 Mar 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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