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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-3677

A purpose-crafted query can read arbitrary bytes of server memory.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.44%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in postgresql. A purpose-crafted query can read arbitrary bytes of server memory. In the default configuration, any authenticated database user can complete this attack at will. The attack does not require the ability to create objects. If server settings include max_worker_processes=0, the known versions of this attack are infeasible. However, undiscovered variants of the attack may be independent of that setting.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.44% probability · 72th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
postgresql/postgresql · redhat/virtualization · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian · redhat/software collections · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.