CVE-2014-0066

postgresql: NULL pointer dereference

Published Mar 28, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The chkpass extension in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly check the return value of the crypt library function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via unspecified vectors.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2864-1 postgresql-8.4 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2865-1 postgresql-9.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0159 The chkpass extension in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly check the return value of the crypt library function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via unspecified vectors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2120-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2014, 2:58 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 17, 2014, 12:00 AM