CVE-2014-0067

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0067
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-31 14:58:15 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 5.0.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.16 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.17 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.18 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of OS X Server v5.0.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2864-1 postgresql-8.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-4 OS X Server 5.0.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2865-1 postgresql-9.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0368-1: moderate: postgresql: updates to 9.0.16 securit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 9.3.3, 9.2.7, 9.1.12, 9.0.16 and 8.4.20 released! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0345-1: moderate: postgresql92: update to 9.2.7 securit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
20140220securityrelease - PostgreSQL wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL 'make check' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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