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CVE-2017-7546

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 61.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• PostgreSQL: 9.2, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.2.3, 9.2.4, 9.2.5 (+59)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
• https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936

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