PostgreSQL up to 9.0.19/9.1.15/9.2.10/9.3.6/9.4.1 Error Message information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL up to 9.0.19/9.1.15/9.2.10/9.3.6/9.4.1 (Database Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
contrib/pgcrypto in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 uses different error responses when an incorrect key is used, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain the key via a brute force attack.
The bug was discovered 05/22/2015. The weakness was disclosed 11/20/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3167 since 04/10/2015. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 38 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84464 (Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : postgresql (ELSA-2015-1194)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 9.0.20, 9.1.16, 9.2.11, 9.3.7 or 9.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (84464). The entries 75554, 75556 and 145996 are pretty similar.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.1
- 9.0.2
- 9.0.3
- 9.0.4
- 9.0.5
- 9.0.6
- 9.0.7
- 9.0.8
- 9.0.9
- 9.0.10
- 9.0.11
- 9.0.12
- 9.0.13
- 9.0.14
- 9.0.15
- 9.0.16
- 9.0.17
- 9.0.18
- 9.0.19
- 9.1.0
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.1.4
- 9.1.5
- 9.1.6
- 9.1.7
- 9.1.8
- 9.1.9
- 9.1.10
- 9.1.11
- 9.1.12
- 9.1.13
- 9.1.14
- 9.1.15
- 9.2.0
- 9.2.1
- 9.2.2
- 9.2.3
- 9.2.4
- 9.2.5
- 9.2.6
- 9.2.7
- 9.2.8
- 9.2.9
- 9.2.10
- 9.3.0
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.3.5
- 9.3.6
- 9.4.0
- 9.4.1
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 84464
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : postgresql (ELSA-2015-1194)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-556
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: PostgreSQL 9.0.20/9.1.16/9.2.11/9.3.7/9.4.2
Timeline
04/10/2015 🔍05/22/2015 🔍
06/29/2015 🔍
06/30/2015 🔍
11/20/2019 🔍
11/21/2019 🔍
02/23/2024 🔍
Sources
Product: postgresql.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2015:1194
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2015-3167 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 74787
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Entry
Created: 11/21/2019 07:54Updated: 02/23/2024 22:53
Changes: 11/21/2019 07:54 (42), 11/21/2019 07:59 (30), 02/23/2024 22:38 (5), 02/23/2024 22:53 (1)
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