CVE-2017-12172

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 47.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-11-22 19:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-15 15:51Z13 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2017-08-01

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5e2026f20c095ec4ae0b0957fdf501637942fe1c9c57251c80584b6cad72e203

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3402https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.securityfocus.com101949http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3403https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3405https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.postgresql.orghttps://www.postgresql.org/support/security/x_refsource_MISC
• www.securitytracker.com1039752http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• www.postgresql.orghttps://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3404https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT