CVE-2018-10915 Information

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Feb 14, 2021 cve

Description

A vulnerability was found in libpq the default PostgreSQL client library where libpq failed to properly reset its internal state between connections. If an affected version of libpq was used with \host\ or \hostaddr\ connection parameters from untrusted input attackers could bypass client-side connection security features obtain access to higher privileged connections or potentially cause other impact through SQL injection by causing the PQescape() functions to malfunction. Postgresql versions before 10.5 9.6.10 9.5.14 9.4.19 and 9.3.24 are affected.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105054 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041446 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2511 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2557 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2565 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2566 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2643 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2721 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2729 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3816 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10915 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00012.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-08 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3744-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4269 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1878/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5