Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2014-0062
Race condition in the (1) CREATE INDEX and (2) unspecified ALTER TABLE commands in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to create an unauthorized index or read portions of unauthorized tables by creating or deleting a table with the same name during the timing window.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0211.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0221.html (vendor-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6448
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0469.html (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html (vendor-advisory)
- wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0249.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/65727 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0062?
- CVE-2014-0062 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). Published 2014-03-31.
- Is CVE-2014-0062 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.