CVE-2005-3656

Mod Auth Pgsql vulnerability

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

8.9%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logging functions in mod_auth_pgsql before 2.0.3, when used for user authentication against a PostgreSQL database, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated via the username.

Affected vendor

Guiseppe Tanzilli And Matthias Eckermann

Affected product

Mod Auth Pgsql

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-134 — Uncontrolled Format String

Published

2005-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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