CVE-2015-6817

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    CVE-2015-6817

    Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://pgbouncer.github.io/2015/09/pgbouncer-1-6-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24, http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.pgbouncer.general/1251, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/7, 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://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/69

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    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