CVE-2019-3466
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
El script pg_ctlcluster en postgresql-common en versiones anteriores a 210, no eliminó los privilegios cuando se crean directorios temporales socket/statistics, lo que podría resultar en una escalada de privilegios local.
*Credits:
N/A
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Scope
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-12-31 CVE Reserved
- 2019-11-15 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://blog.mirch.io/2019/11/15/cve-2019-3466-debian-ubuntu-pg_ctlcluster-privilege-escalation | 2024-08-04 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4194-2 | 2019-12-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql-common Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql-common" | < 210 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql-common" and version " < 210" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 19.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 19.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.10" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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