VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0067
The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server · postgresql/postgresql
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00038.html
- http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityreleaseVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2865
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65721
- https://support.apple.com/HT205219
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00038.html
- http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityreleaseVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2865
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65721
- https://support.apple.com/HT205219
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.