Security Advisory - Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in the GaussDB

2017-06-0700:00:00

Huawei Technologies

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CVSS2

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.009

Percentile

83.1%

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GaussDB has a buffer overflow vulnerability. An authenticated, remote attacker could use a specially crafted string in an SQL query to cause the database to crash, or lead to privilege escalation. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-05016)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-0242.

GaussDB has a buffer overflow vulnerability. An authenticated, remote attacker could craft a specific SQL query to cause the database to crash. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-06025)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3166.

Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170607-01-gaussdb-en