CVE-2014-8161
Description
An information leak flaw was found in the wathe PostgreSQL database server handled certain error messages. An authenticated database user could possibly obtain the results of a query they did not have privileges to execute by observing the constraint violation error messages produced when the query was executed.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.5 | 4 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Stephen Frost as the original reporter.
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