High 7.5Published Aug 16, 2017

CVE-2017-7548PostgreSQL versions before 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers with no privileges on a large object to overwrite the entire contents o…

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PostgreSQL versions before 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers with no privileges on a large object to overwrite the entire contents of the object, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
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	from 9.4 before 9.4.13; from 9.5 before 9.5.8; from 9.6 before 9.6.4	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	8.0; 9.0	NVD

References

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935	third-party-advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936	third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100276	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677	third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678	third-party-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06	third-party-advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/	vendor-advisory

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