USN-2621-1

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    USN-2621-1

    Published: 25 May 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities

    Details: Benkocs Norbert Attila discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled authentication timeouts. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the unauthenticated session to crash, possibly leading to a security issue. (CVE-2015-3165) Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain standard library function return values, possibly leading to security issues. (CVE-2015-3166) Noah Misch discovered that the pgcrypto function could return different error messages when decrypting using an incorrect key, possibly leading to a security issue. (CVE-2015-3167)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2621-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3165, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3166, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3167

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: postgresql-9.3

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04

    Affected versions

    9.3.1-1
    9.3.2-1
    9.3.2-1ubuntu1
    9.3.2-1ubuntu2
    9.3.3-1
    9.3.3-1bzr1
    9.3.3-1bzr2
    9.3.4-1
    9.3.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04

    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
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