CVE-2016-0766
PostgreSQL PL/Java Configuration Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 does not properly restrict access to unspecified custom configuration settings (GUCS) for PL/Java, which allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 17, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 19, 2023, 8:09 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/ No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-20.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-20.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-6.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-6.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2894-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2894-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1.19 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1.0 up to (excluding) 9.1.20 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2 up to (excluding) 9.2.15 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.3 up to (excluding) 9.3.11 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.4 up to (excluding) 9.4.6 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-0766 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-0766
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.49 }} 0.06%
score
0.75624
percentile