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CVE-2014-0066 json

The chkpass extension in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 doe…

published 2014-03-28 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0159

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.7%
EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The chkpass extension in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly check the return value of the crypt library function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • postgresql-9.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 9.1.12-1
  • postgresql-9.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 9.3.3-1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0066

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  • cfme cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf
  • prince cloudforms managementengine 5 9.0r2-4.el6cf
  • cfme-lib cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf
  • cfme-appliance cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf
  • mingw32-cfme-host cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf
  • postgresql92-postgresql RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS, cloudforms managementengine 5 9.2.7-1.1.el6
  • ruby193-rubygem-actionpack cloudforms managementengine 5 1:3.2.13-6.el6cf
  • postgresql92-postgresql-libs RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS, cloudforms managementengine 5 9.2.7-1.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0469RHSA-2014:0211RHSA-2014:0221RHSA-2014:0249

  • postgresql94 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.4.10-1.1
  • postgresql93 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.3.15-1.1
  • postgresql95 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.5.4-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0066 updated cvss 4.0

postgresql: NULL pointer dereference

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 postgresql
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Management Engine cfme 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf, prince 9.0r2-4.el6cf, cfme-lib 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf, cfme-appliance 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf, mingw32-cfme-host 5.2.3.2-1.el6cf, postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.7-1.1.el6, +9 more
    fixed: fixed in 9.2.7 RHSA-2014:0469
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) postgresql 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql84 8.4.20-1.el5_10, postgresql-pl 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql-tcl 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql-libs 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql-test 8.1.23-10.el5_10, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql84 8.4.20-1.el5_10, postgresql-tcl 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql-libs 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql84-tcl 8.4.20-1.el5_10, postgresql84-libs 8.4.20-1.el5_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0249
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-test 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-server 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-contrib 8.4.20-1.el6_5, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0211
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql84 8.4.20-1.el5_10, postgresql-pl 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql-test 8.1.23-10.el5_10, postgresql84-test 8.4.20-1.el5_10, postgresql-server 8.1.23-10.el5_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0249
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-test 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-server 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-contrib 8.4.20-1.el6_5, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-test 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-server 8.4.20-1.el6_5, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-test 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-1.el6_5, postgresql-server 8.4.20-1.el6_5, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0211
  • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.7-1.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.7-1.1.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.7-1.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0221
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 postgresql, postgresql-libs, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, +3 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

4.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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