High severity · published Nov 20, 2019
CVE-2015-3167
contrib/pgcrypto in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 uses different error responses when an incorrect…
7.5
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
contrib/pgcrypto in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 uses different error responses when an incorrect key is used, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain the key via a brute force attack.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL
before 9.0.20; 9.1 before 9.1.16; 9.2 before 9.2.11; 9.3 before 9.3.7; 9.4 before 9.4.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 14.10; 15.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3167
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3167
Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270
Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/
Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
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