CVE-2014-8161
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CVE-2014-8161 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive column values by triggering constraint violation and then reading the error message.. EPSS estimates a 2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive column values by triggering constraint violation and then reading the error message.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Postgresql | Postgresql | < 9.0.19 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.1.0, < 9.1.15 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.10 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.6 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155Third Party Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155Third Party Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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