Privilege Escalation via Improper Authentication Requirements in PostgreSQL Test Suites

CVE-2014-0067 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster.

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