CVE-2017-11480
HIGHEPSS 71th pctlDescription
Packetbeat versions prior to 5.6.4 are affected by a denial of service flaw in the PostgreSQL protocol handler. If Packetbeat is listening for PostgreSQL traffic and a user is able to send arbitrary network traffic to the monitored port, the attacker could prevent Packetbeat from properly logging other PostgreSQL traffic.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2022-44267 | Medium | 6.5 | 77% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-8120 | High | 7.0 | 74% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2018-8210 | High | 7.8 | 24% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-8639 | High | 7.8 | 22% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2023-3206 | Medium | 5.3 | 19% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-8450 | High | 8.8 | 16% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2017-11480?
Upgrade packetbeat to 5.6.4 or later.
Is CVE-2017-11480 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2017-11480 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2017-11480?
CVE-2017-11480 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2017-11480 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for packetbeat (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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