Fedora 28 update for postgresql-jdbc



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-10936
CWE-ID CWE-300
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

postgresql-jdbc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Man-in-the-middle attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU14591

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10936

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the PostgreSQL Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver due to insufficient validation of hostnames by the affected software. A remote unauthenticated attacker can masquerade as a trusted server on the network, conduct a man-in-the-middle attack and conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 28

postgresql-jdbc: before 42.2.5-2.fc28

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-1b9e80874d


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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