High severity · published Feb 17, 2016
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…
8.8
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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
9.1.0 before 9.1.20; 9.2 before 9.2.15; 9.3 before 9.3.11; 9.4 before 9.4.6; 9.5 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0766
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0766
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475
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