CVE-2018-10936

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 30, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxPostgreSQL Jdbc Driver

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

A weakness was found in postgresql-jdbc before version 42.2.5. It was possible to provide an SSL Factory and not check the host name if a host name verifier was not provided to the driver. This could lead to a condition where a man-in-the-middle attacker could masquerade as a trusted server by providing a certificate for the wrong host, as long as it was signed by a trusted CA.

Affected

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

v < 42.2.542.2.5
Affected range stops below 42.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

8.1HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-297

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