CVE-2012-4575 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The add_database function in objects.c in the pgbouncer pooler 1.5.2 for PostgreSQL allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a long database name in a request.

Published: 2012-11-18

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer_project:pgbouncer:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4501	The add_database function in objects.c in the pgbouncer pooler 1.5.2 for PostgreSQL allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a long database name in a request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02126.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692103
http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=pgbouncer.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b92112b820830b30cd7bc91bef3dd8f35305525
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56371
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872527

History

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Subscriptions

Pgbouncer Project Pgbouncer

Postgresql Postgresql

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-11-18T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.602Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4575

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-18T19:55:01.290

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:45:25.693

Link: CVE-2012-4575

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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