CVE-2015-6817

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-6817
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-23 04:29:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionPgBouncer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pgbouncer Pgbouncer 1.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Remove too early set of auth_user · pgbouncer/pgbouncer@7ca3e52 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: PgBouncer: failed auth_query lookup leads to connection as auth_user af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
PgBouncer 1.6.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pgbouncer.github.io Patch, Vendor Advisory
PgBouncer: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-24) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
General discussion of PgBouncer, a lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL () af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 comments.gmane.org Mailing List
A failed auth_query lookup leads to connection as auth_user! · Issue #69 · pgbouncer/pgbouncer · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710407 Gentoo Linux PgBouncer Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-24)
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