Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-0066: PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-0066: PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/31/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

The chkpass extension in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly check the return value of the crypt library function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-db-postgresql-server

References

View more

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;