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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:44389
HistoryNov 27, 2023 - 9:04 p.m.

Denial Of Service (DOS)

2023-11-2721:04:45
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
16
postgresql
vulnerability
pg_cancel_backend
denial of service
remote user

CVSS3

4.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.9%

PostgreSQL is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (DOS). The vulnerability is caused due to a flaw involving pg_cancel_backend role that signals background workers, including the logical replication launcher, autovacuum workers, and the autovacuum launcher. This can lead to a remote high privileged user to launch a denial of service (DoS) attack.

References

CVSS3

4.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.9%