Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2016-0766
PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 does not properly restrict access to unspecified custom configuration settings (GUCS) for PL/Java, which allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 9.5
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.html (Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0766?
- CVE-2016-0766 is a high-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0766?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.