CVE-2015-6817 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown username.

Published: 2017-05-23

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 2.2% 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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6754	PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown username.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02163.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.pgbouncer.general/1251
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/7
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/7ca3e5279d05fceb1e8a043c6f5b6f58dea3ed38
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/69
https://pgbouncer.github.io/2015/09/pgbouncer-1-6-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24

History

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Subscriptions

Pgbouncer Pgbouncer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2017-05-23T03:56:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:29:24.869Z

Reserved: 2015-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6817

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-23T04:29:01.010

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:31:28.197

Link: CVE-2015-6817

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287
Improper Authentication

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