CVE-2017-8806

The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.

Published: 2017-11-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-8806 is rated Low Risk (33.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8806

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.13% 0.42% +0.29%
2 2026-04-29 0.16% 0.13% -0.03%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.16% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-8806

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-8806

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-8806

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-8806 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (postgresql-common), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8806
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-8806 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (postgresql-common), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8806

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-8806

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql — cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-8806

URL Tags
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog Broken Link Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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