Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL - CVE-2019-10164
Published: June 20, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18862
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10164
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a specifically crafted message during the SCRAM authentication process in a libpq-enabled client. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious PostgreSQL server, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target client system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.Affected software
PostgreSQL
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10164
Install updates from vendor's website.
PostgreSQL - addressed in versions 10.9, 11.4, 12