Multiple vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL

Published: 2017-01-31 | Updated: 2025-06-23

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-10165 CVE-2010-0733
CWE-ID	CWE-200 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software	lcms2 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component PostgreSQL Server applications / Database software
Vendor	Alpine Linux Development Team PostgreSQL Global Development Group

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU8861

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10165

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the 2D (Little CMS 2) component. A remote attacker can read arbitrary files on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

lcms2 (Alpine package): 2.7-r0 - 2.8-r0

CPE2.3

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU111771

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0733

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform service disruption.

Integer overflow in src/backend/executor/nodeHash.c in PostgreSQL 8.4.1 and earlier, and 8.5 through 8.5alpha2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a SELECT statement with many LEFT JOIN clauses, related to certain hashtable size calculations.