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CVE-2017-7485 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-390 Detection of Error Condition Without Action Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7485
NVD Published Date:
05/12/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.