Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting node-postgres package, versions <7.7.1-1
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- published7 Jun 2018
- disclosed7 Jun 2018
Introduced: 7 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-16082 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 node-postgres to version 7.7.1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-postgres package and not the node-postgres package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
A remote code execution vulnerability was found within the pg module when the remote database or query specifies a specially crafted column name. There are 2 likely scenarios in which one would likely be vulnerable. 1) Executing unsafe, user-supplied sql which contains a malicious column name. 2) Connecting to an untrusted database and executing a query which returns results where any of the column names are malicious.