CVE-2018-10915

HIGH
8.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 9, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
10 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop

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Severity
HIGH8.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

A vulnerability was found in libpq, the default PostgreSQL client library where libpq failed to properly reset its internal state between connections. If an affected version of libpq was used with "host" or "hostaddr" connection parameters from untrusted input, attackers could bypass client-side connection security features, obtain access to higher privileged connections or potentially cause other impact through SQL injection, by causing the PQescape() functions to malfunction. Postgresql versions before 10.5, 9.6.10, 9.5.14, 9.4.19, and 9.3.24 are affected.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

10.0 ≤ v < 10.59.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.249.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.199.5.0 ≤ v < 9.5.149.6.0 ≤ v < 9.6.10
Affected range stops below 10.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.3.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.4.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.6.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (17)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105054
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041446
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2511
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2557
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2565
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2566
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2643

CVSS

8.5HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89CWE-200CWE-665

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