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CVE-2014-0067
The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.48%
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- redhat
Description
The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 58% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2864 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- DSA-2865 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0345 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 65721 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0368 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT205219 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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