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CVE-2017-7484 json

It was found that some selectivity estimation functions in PostgreSQL before 9.2.21, 9.3.x before 9.3.17, 9.4.x before 9.4.12, 9.5.x before…

published 2017-05-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16504

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

It was found that some selectivity estimation functions in PostgreSQL before 9.2.21, 9.3.x before 9.3.17, 9.4.x before 9.4.12, 9.5.x before 9.5.7, and 9.6.x before 9.6.3 did not check user privileges before providing information from pg_statistic, possibly leaking information. An unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to steal some information from tables they are otherwise not allowed to access.

Patch / fix

  • postgresql-9.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 9.3.17-0ubuntu0.14.04
  • postgresql-9.5 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 9.5.7-0ubuntu0.16.04

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7484

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  • rh-postgresql95-postgresql RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS, network satellite managed db 5.8, network satellite managed db 5.7 +2 more 9.5.7-2.el6
  • spacewalk-pxt network satellite 5.7 2.3.2-35.el6sat
  • spacewalk-web network satellite managed db 5.7, network satellite 5.7 2.3.2-35.el6sat
  • spacewalk-base network satellite 5.7 2.3.2-35.el6sat
  • spacewalk-html network satellite 5.7 2.3.2-35.el6sat
  • spacewalk-dobby network satellite managed db 5.7, network satellite 5.7 2.3.2-35.el6sat
  • spacewalk-grail network satellite 5.7 2.3.2-35.el6sat
  • spacewalk-utils network satellite 5.7 2.3.2-32.el6sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:2425RHSA-2017:1838RHSA-2017:1677RHSA-2017:1983RHSA-2017:1678

  • postgresql94 SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 9.4.12-0.22.3
  • postgresql94-libs SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 9.4.12-0.22.3
  • postgresql94 SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +1 more 9.4.12-20.1
  • postgresql94-libs SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP2 9.4.12-20.1
  • postgresql93 SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12-LTSS 9.3.17-24.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1783-1SUSE-SU-2017:1690-1SUSE-SU-2017:1441-1

  • postgresql Alpine 3.14, Alpine 3.13, Alpine 3.12 +7 more 9.6.3-r0
  • postgresql Alpine 3.3 9.4.12-r0
  • postgresql Alpine 3.4 9.5.7-r0
  • postgresql14 Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +3 more 9.6.3-r0
  • postgresql15 Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +1 more 9.6.3-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-7484

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  • postgresql Arch Linux 9.6.3-1

arch linux advisories AVG-272

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-7484 updated cvss 4.3

postgresql: Selectivity estimators bypass SELECT privilege checks

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 rh-postgresql94-postgresql, rh-postgresql95-postgresql
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 postgresql, postgresql84 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 postgresql, postgresql-libs, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, +2 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-libs 9.2.21-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-test 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-plperl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-server 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-contrib 9.2.21-1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-libs 9.2.21-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-test 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-plperl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-server 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-contrib 9.2.21-1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-libs 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-test 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-plperl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-server 9.2.21-1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) postgresql-upgrade 9.2.21-1.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-libs 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-test 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-plperl 9.2.21-1.el7, postgresql-server 9.2.21-1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) postgresql-upgrade 9.2.21-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1983
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-pxt 2.3.2-35.el6sat, spacewalk-web 2.3.2-35.el6sat, spacewalk-base 2.3.2-35.el6sat, spacewalk-html 2.3.2-35.el6sat, spacewalk-dobby 2.3.2-35.el6sat, spacewalk-grail 2.3.2-35.el6sat, +29 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2425
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-pltcl 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-server 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-contrib 9.5.7-2.el6 Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS (RHEL v.6) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-pltcl 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-server 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-contrib 9.5.7-2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1838
  • Red Hat Satellite Managed DB 5.7 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-web 2.3.2-35.el6sat, spacewalk-dobby 2.3.2-35.el6sat, rh-postgresql95-runtime 2.2-3.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, spacewalk-base-minimal 2.3.2-35.el6sat, spacewalk-postgresql-server 9.5-1.el6sat, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2425
  • Red Hat Satellite Managed DB 5.8 (RHEL v.6) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-pltcl 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-server 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-contrib 9.5.7-2.el6 Red Hat Satellite Managed DB 5.8 ELS (RHEL v.6) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-pltcl 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-server 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-contrib 9.5.7-2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1838
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql 9.4.12-1.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-test 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libs 9.4.12-1.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-test 9.4.12-1.el6, +11 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql 9.4.12-1.el7, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-test 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libs 9.4.12-1.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-test 9.4.12-1.el7, +11 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql 9.4.12-1.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-test 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libs 9.4.12-1.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-test 9.4.12-1.el6, +11 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql 9.4.12-1.el7, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-test 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libs 9.4.12-1.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-test 9.4.12-1.el7, +11 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql 9.4.12-1.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-test 9.5.7-2.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libs 9.4.12-1.el6, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-test 9.4.12-1.el6, +11 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-postgresql95-postgresql 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql 9.4.12-1.el7, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-libs 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql95-postgresql-test 9.5.7-2.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libs 9.4.12-1.el7, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-test 9.4.12-1.el7, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1678

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Exploit prediction

2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • The PostgreSQL Global Development Group PostgreSQL

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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