7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-44566
Adobe ColdFusion PostgreSQL Denial of Service
Description

A denial of service vulnerability present in ActiveRecord's PostgreSQL adapter <7.0.4.1 and <6.1.7.1. When a value outside the range for a 64bit signed integer is provided to the PostgreSQL connection adapter, it will treat the target column type as numeric. Comparing integer values against numeric values can result in a slow sequential scan resulting in potential Denial of Service.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 23, 2023, 6:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-44566 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 Rubyonrails rails
1 Activerecord_project activerecord
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-2022-44566.

URL Resource
https://code.jeremyevans.net/2022-11-01-forcing-sequential-scans-on-postgresql.html Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-44566-possible-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-activerecords-postgresql-adapter/82119 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-44566 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-44566 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://code.jeremyevans.net/2022-11-01-forcing-sequential-scans-on-postgresql.html No Types Assigned https://code.jeremyevans.net/2022-11-01-forcing-sequential-scans-on-postgresql.html Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-44566-possible-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-activerecords-postgresql-adapter/82119 No Types Assigned https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-44566-possible-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-activerecords-postgresql-adapter/82119 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.4.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

0.09 }} 0.00%

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0.37392

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