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CVE-2012-4575
The add_database function in objects.c in the pgbouncer pooler 1.5.2 for PostgreSQL allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.1%
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- redhat
Description
The add_database function in objects.c in the pgbouncer pooler 1.5.2 for PostgreSQL allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a long database name in a request.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 56371 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=pgbouncer.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b92112b820830b30cd7bc91bef3dd8f35305525 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872527 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692103 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121102 Re: CVE Request -- pgbouncer: DoS (pooler server shutdown) by adding database with large name (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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