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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77049 (vdb-entry)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-10.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-5.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-23.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2772-1 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 (vendor-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-14.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.html (vendor-advisory)
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.