CVE-2017-7485
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
In PostgreSQL 9.3.x before 9.3.17, 9.4.x before 9.4.12, 9.5.x before 9.5.7, and 9.6.x before 9.6.3, it was found that the PGREQUIRESSL environment variable was no longer enforcing a SSL/TLS connection to a PostgreSQL server. An active Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to strip the SSL/TLS protection from a connection between a client and a server.
How to fix CVE-2017-7485
To remediate CVE-2017-7485, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.6.3-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 9.6.3-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 9.6.3-r0 or later
Is CVE-2017-7485 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 9.6.3-r0
- from 0, < 9.6.3-r0
- from 0, < 9.6.3-r0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |