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CVE-2017-7486 json

PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any u…

published 2017-05-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16506

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

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-2017-7486

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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-2017-7486

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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-2017-7486 updated cvss 6.3

postgresql: pg_user_mappings view discloses foreign server passwords

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 rh-postgresql94-postgresql, rh-postgresql95-postgresql
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 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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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 postgresql
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% 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-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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