Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting postgresql-test package, versions <0:8.4.20-4.el6_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.81% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-POSTGRESQLTEST-2124262
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 Oct 2015

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 postgresql-test to version 0:8.4.20-4.el6_7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-test package and not the postgresql-test package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

4.3 medium