CVE-2018-1053
Description
This release of CloudForms corrects an issue invoked when running pg_upgrade by which attackers could read or modify the output of pg_dumpall -g in the current working directory. With this release, any attack is rendered infeasible as the directory mode blocks an intruder from searching the current working directory, and the prevailing umask prevents attackers from opening the file.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of PostgreSQL 9.x as shipped with Red Hat Satellite 5.x and CloudForms 5.x. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Moderate. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.7 | 7 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | Required | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity
Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Tom Lane as the original reporter.
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