MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-0063

Postgresql vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
6.7%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows 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 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an incorrect MAXDATELEN constant and datetime values involving (1) intervals, (2) timestamps, or (3) timezones, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0065.
Affected vendor
Postgresql
Affected product
Postgresql
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2014-03-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-0063

  • Confirm whether Postgresql Postgresql is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-0063.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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