Medium 5.9Published May 12, 2017

CVE-2017-7485In 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 connectio…

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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.

CVSS: 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-390, CWE-311
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

postgresql postgresql postgresql:postgresql	9.3; 9.3.1; 9.3.2; 9.3.3; 9.3.4; 9.3.5; 9.3.6; 9.3.7; and 31 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/	vendor-advisory

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