SB2012111801 - Buffer overflow in wiki.postgresql pgbouncer
Published: November 18, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012111801
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4575)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The add_database function in objects.c in the pgbouncer pooler 1.5.2 for PostgreSQL allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a long database name in a request.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.