7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-4054
PgBouncer NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service
Description

PgBouncer before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by sending a password packet before a startup packet.

INFO

Published Date :

May 23, 2017, 4:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 3, 2020, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4054 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pgbouncer pgbouncer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-4054.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74751 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/74d6e5f7de5ec736f71204b7b422af7380c19ac5 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/edab5be6665b9e8de66c25ba527509b229468573 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/42 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://pgbouncer.github.io/changelog.html#pgbouncer-15x Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-4054 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer_project:pgbouncer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/edab5be6665b9e8de66c25ba527509b229468573 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/edab5be6665b9e8de66c25ba527509b229468573 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/42 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/42 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pgbouncer.github.io/changelog.html#pgbouncer-15x No Types Assigned https://pgbouncer.github.io/changelog.html#pgbouncer-15x Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/74d6e5f7de5ec736f71204b7b422af7380c19ac5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/74d6e5f7de5ec736f71204b7b422af7380c19ac5 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74751 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74751 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer_project:pgbouncer:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.14 }} 0.13%

score

0.85027

percentile

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