CVE-2015-3167
Description
It was discovered that the pgcrypto module could return different error messages when decrypting certain data with an incorrect key. This could potentially help an authenticated user to launch a possible cryptographic attack, although no suitable attack is currently known.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This flaw has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.6 | 5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | 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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Noah Misch as the original reporter.
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