CVE-2009-3231

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 17 Sept 2009, 10:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 06:22

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.81% LOW
6% probability +0.84%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Sept 2009, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 06:22
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.8 and 8.2 before 8.2.14, when using LDAP authentication with anonymous binds, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.81%• Percentile: 91%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-287•Improper Authentication

    When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 8.04 | 8.10 | 9.04

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    10 | 11

  • opensuse•opensuse

    ≥ 10.3, ≤ 11.1

  • postgresql•postgresql

    ≥ 8.2, < 8.2.14 | ≥ 8.3, < 8.3.8

  • suse•linux_enterprise

    10.0:sp2 | 11.0

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    9

References (17)