Information disclosure in PostgreSQL
CVE-2022-41862
In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Integration Camel K
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus
- Red Hat Integration Service Registry
- PostgreSQL — versions postgresql 5.2, postgresql 14.7, postgresql 13.10, postgresql 12.14, postgresql 11.19
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2022-41862/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0002/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-41862?
- CVE-2022-41862 is a low-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2022-41862?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-41862 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.