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.
Published: 2017-05-12
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3851-1 postgresql-9.4 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16505 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:04:11.584Z

Reserved: 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7485

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-12T19:29:00.240

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-7485

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7485 - Bugzilla

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