SB2017052319 - Improper Authentication in wiki.postgresql pgbouncer
Published: May 23, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017052319
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6817)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown username.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.pgbouncer.general/1251
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/7
- https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/7ca3e5279d05fceb1e8a043c6f5b6f58dea3ed38
- https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/69
- https://pgbouncer.github.io/2015/09/pgbouncer-1-6-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24