CVE-2020-21469

low-risk
Published 2023-08-22

An issue was discovered in PostgreSQL 12.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via repeatedly sending SIGHUP signals. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because untrusted users cannot send SIGHUP signals; they can only be sent by a PostgreSQL superuser, a user with pg_reload_conf access, or a user with sufficient privileges at the OS level (the postgres account or the root account).

Do I need to act?

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0.03% 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
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CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal