Information disclosure in PostgreSQL
CVE-2014-8161
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL
- PostgreSQL Global Development Group — versions 9.3.x before 9.3.6, before 9.0.19, 9.2.x before 9.2.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8161?
- CVE-2014-8161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8161?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-8161 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.