#VU14327 Information disclosure in PostgreSQL - CVE-2018-10925

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14327

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10925

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PostgreSQL
Server applications / Database software

Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper check authorization on certain statements involved with "INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE". A remote attacker with "CREATE TABLE" privileges can read arbitrary bytes server memory.

Mitigation
The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 10.5, 9.6.10, 9.5.14, 9.4.19, and 9.3.24.

Vulnerable software versions

PostgreSQL: 9.3.0 - 9.3.21, 9.4.0 - 9.4.16, 9.5.0 - 9.5.11, 9.6.0 - 9.6.9, 10.0 - 10.4

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External links
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1878/

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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.