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PostgreSQL Denial of Service Vulnerability - Apr13 (Windows)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

10 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with PostgreSQL and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Improper validation of connection request that contains database name begins with the '-' symbol

Affected Software

Affected Software

PostgreSQL version 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, and 9.0.x before 9.0.13

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 9.0.13, 9.1.9, 9.2.4 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)