CVE-2012-4575

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    CVE-2012-4575

    Published: 18 Nov 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The add_database function in objects.c in the pgbouncer pooler 1.5.2 for PostgreSQL allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a long database name in a request.

    References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692103, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/8, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56371, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872527, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/8, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872527, http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=pgbouncer.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b92112b820830b30cd7bc91bef3dd8f35305525

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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