# CVE-2017-7485: 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 envir

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- The PostgreSQL Global Development Group PostgreSQL: 9.3 - 9.6

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06

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