PostgreSQL 8.0.x before 8.0.6 and 8.1.x before 8.1.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Description

PostgreSQL 8.0.x before 8.0.6 and 8.1.x before 8.1.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (postmaster exit and no new connections) via a large number of simultaneous connection requests.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• ADV-2006-0114 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1015482 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 18419 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.456 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 327 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• postgresql-connection-request-dos(24049) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20060111 PostgreSQL security releases 8.0.6 and 8.1.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• [pgsql-announce] 20060109 CRITICAL RELEASE: Minor Releases to Fix DoS Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 16201 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-0105](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-0105.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-0105)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 16:25 UTC.