CVE-2015-6817
high
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.1
Description
PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown username.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pgbouncer | pgbouncer | 1.6 | |
References
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.pgbouncer.general/1251
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/7
- https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/7ca3e5279d05fceb1e8a043c6f5b6f58dea3ed38
- https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/69
- https://pgbouncer.github.io/2015/09/pgbouncer-1-6-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6817
CWEs
CWE-287
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.