Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PostgreSQL
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-0766 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
PostgreSQL Server applications / Database software |
| Vendor | PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU32338
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0766
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPostgreSQL: 9.1.0 - 9.5.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-20.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-6.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2894-1
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
