CVE-2017-12172

Start scripts permit database administrator to modify root-owned files

Version Information

Affected Version Fixed In Fix Published
10 10.1 2017-11-09
9.6 9.6.6 2017-11-09
9.5 9.5.10 2017-11-09
9.4 9.4.15 2017-11-09
9.3 9.3.20 2017-11-09
9.2 9.2.24 2017-11-09

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CVSS 3.0

Overall Score 8.4
Component contrib module
Vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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