PostgreSQL up to 9.4.0 Error denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PostgreSQL up to 9.0.18/9.1.14/9.2.9/9.3.5/9.4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Error Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-8161. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL up to 9.0.18/9.1.14/9.2.9/9.3.5/9.4.0 (Database Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Error Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 02/05/2015 by Stephen Frost as News ID 1569 as confirmed news (Website). The advisory is shared at postgresql.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8161 since 10/10/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81211 (Debian DSA-3155-1 : postgresql-9.1 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350210 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for postgresql92: ALAS-2015-492).

Upgrading to version 9.0.19, 9.1.15, 9.2.10, 9.3.6 or 9.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The news contains the following remark:

This vulnerability was fixed on non-Windows platforms in the prior update releases.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100781), Tenable (81211), SecurityFocus (BID 72538†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031742†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52634†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12485, VDB-69097, VDB-69098 and VDB-69099. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81211
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3155-1 : postgresql-9.1 - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-503
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PostgreSQL 9.0.19/9.1.15/9.2.10/9.3.6/9.4.1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: postgresql.org

Advisory: News ID 1569
Researcher: Stephen Frost
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8161 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69101

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X-Force: 100781 - PostgreSQL information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72538 - PostgreSQL CVE-2014-8161 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031742
Vulnerability Center: 52634 - PostgreSQL Remote Information Disclosure due to a Constraint Violation Error, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2015 09:17
Updated: 03/09/2022 03:56
Changes: 02/11/2015 09:17 (70), 12/23/2017 13:13 (6), 03/09/2022 03:41 (2), 03/09/2022 03:48 (17), 03/09/2022 03:56 (1)
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