CVE-2016-0766

moderate-risk
Published 2016-02-17

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.37% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (7)

Affected Vendors

Canonical Debian Postgresql

References (34)

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
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476
Vendor Advisory http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/
Vendor Advisory http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-20.html
Vendor Advisory http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.html
Vendor Advisory http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.html
Vendor Advisory http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-6.html
Vendor Advisory http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005
Third Party Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2894-1
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
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
and 14 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate