CVE-2016-0766
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 17, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxPostgreSQL
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 does not properly restrict access to unspecified custom configuration settings (GUCS) for PL/Java, which allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Affected range stops below 9.1.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
References (17)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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