SUSE update for postgresql12
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5868 CVE-2023-5869 CVE-2023-5870 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 CWE-190 CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system postgresql12-docs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-plpython Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-devel-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-server-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-contrib Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-pltcl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-test Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-server Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-llvmjit-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-plperl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-server-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-llvmjit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component postgresql12-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU82941
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5868
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the aggregate function calls when handling "unknown"-type arguments. A remote user can read parts of system memory.
Update the affected package postgresql12 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1
postgresql12-docs: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plpython: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-devel-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-contrib: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-pltcl: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-test: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plperl: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-debugsource: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-test:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234454-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU82942
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5869
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in array modification. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package postgresql12 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1
postgresql12-docs: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plpython: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-devel-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-contrib: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-pltcl: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-test: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plperl: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-debugsource: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-test:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234454-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU82943
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5870
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to pg_cancel_backend rolse signals background workers, including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers and the autovacuum launcher. A remote privileged user can abuse this behavior and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected package postgresql12 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1
postgresql12-docs: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plpython: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-devel-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-contrib: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-pltcl: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-test: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit-devel: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plperl: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-server-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-llvmjit: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-debugsource: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
postgresql12-debuginfo: before 12.17-150200.8.54.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plpython:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-pltcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-test:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-contrib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-server-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-plperl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-llvmjit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:postgresql12-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234454-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
