VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-14798
CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability1.00%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')