High severity · published Nov 20, 2019
CVE-2019-3466
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common in versions prior to 210 didn't drop privileges when creating socket/statistics temporary directories, which could result in local privilege escalation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
PO
Postgresql-common · Postgresql
before 210 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04; 19.04; 19.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3466
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3466
Exploit
https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-debian-ubuntu-pg_ctlcluster-privilege-escalation/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4194-2/
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