Information disclosure in Postgresql

CVE-2015-5288

The crypt function in contrib/pgcrypto in PostgreSQL before 9.0.23, 9.1.x before 9.1.19, 9.2.x before 9.2.14, 9.3.x before 9.3.10, and 9.4.x before 9.4.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) or read arbitrary server memory via a "too-short" salt.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.045 (90.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Postgresql — versions 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5288?
CVE-2015-5288 is a vulnerability in Postgresql, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2015-10-26.
Is CVE-2015-5288 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.