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GHSA-98QH-XJC8-98PQ pgjdbc: Unbounded PBKDF2 iterations in SCRAM authentication allows CPU exhaustion DoS

🗓️ 05 May 2026 20:09:36Reported by GoogleType 
osv
 osv🔗 osv.dev👁 4 Views

PG JDBC is vulnerable to CPU exhaustion during SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication due to unbounded PBKDF2 iterations.

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06 May 2026 20:44Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.0077
PostgreSQL JDBCSCRAM authenticationpbkdf2 iterationscpu denial of servicelogin timeout ineffectiveuntrusted server
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