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CVE-2014-8161 json

PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated…

published 2020-01-27 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8002

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive column values by triggering constraint violation and then reading the error message.

Patch / fix

  • postgresql postgresql 9.0.19, 9.1.15, 9.2.10, 9.3.6, 9.4.1
  • postgresql-9.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.14.04
  • postgresql-9.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8161

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  • postgresql92-postgresql RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS, network satellite managed db 5.7, network satellite 5.7 9.2.10-2.el6
  • postgresql92-postgresql RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 9.2.10-1.el7
  • postgresql92-postgresql-libs RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS, network satellite managed db 5.7, network satellite 5.7 9.2.10-2.el6
  • postgresql92-postgresql-libs RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 9.2.10-1.el7
  • postgresql92-postgresql-test RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 9.2.10-2.el6
  • postgresql92-postgresql-test RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 9.2.10-1.el7
  • postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS, network satellite managed db 5.7, network satellite 5.7 9.2.10-2.el6
  • postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 9.2.10-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0699RHSA-2015:0750RHSA-2015:0856

  • postgresql93 SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 9.3.6-5.2
  • postgresql93-libs SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 9.3.6-5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0478-1

  • postgresql93 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.3.15-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1

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-2014-8161 updated cvss 3.5

postgresql: information leak through constraint violation errors

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 postgresql, postgresql92-postgresql Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 postgresql, postgresql84
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Software Collections rh-postgresql94-postgresql, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libs, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-test, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-pltcl, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-plperl, rh-postgresql94-postgresql-server, +3 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el7_1, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-contrib 9.2.10-2.el7_1, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-test 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-server 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-contrib 8.4.20-2.el6_6, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-2.el6_6
    +7 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) postgresql-test 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-server 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-contrib 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-plpython 8.4.20-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-test 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-server 8.4.20-2.el6_6, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql 9.2.10-2.ael7b_1, postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.ael7b_1, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) postgresql-upgrade 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-upgrade 9.2.10-2.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-libs 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-test 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-plperl 8.4.20-2.el6_6, postgresql-server 8.4.20-2.el6_6, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) postgresql 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-2.el7_1, postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el7_1, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) postgresql-upgrade 9.2.10-2.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0750
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-contrib 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-upgrade 9.2.10-2.el6 Red Hat Satellite Managed DB 5.7 (RHEL v.6) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-contrib 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-upgrade 9.2.10-2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0856
  • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el6, +3 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-1.el7, +3 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el6, +3 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el6, +3 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-2.el6, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-2.el6, +3 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) postgresql92-postgresql 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-libs 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-test 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-pltcl 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-plperl 9.2.10-1.el7, postgresql92-postgresql-server 9.2.10-1.el7, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0699

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Exploit prediction

2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • PostgreSQL Global Development Group PostgreSQL

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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