Information Exposure Affecting postgresql-devel package, versions <0:9.2.13-1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLDEVEL-4541592
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 May 2015

Introduced: 22 May 2015

CVE-2015-3167  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-209  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-devel to version 0:9.2.13-1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1194.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-devel package and not the postgresql-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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