CVE-2015-4054

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Published May 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

PgBouncer before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by sending a password packet before a startup packet.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4080	PgBouncer before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by sending a password packet before a startup packet.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.1% (4.130% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74751
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/74d6e5f7de5ec736f71204b7b422af7380c19ac5
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/edab5be6665b9e8de66c25ba527509b229468573
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/42
https://pgbouncer.github.io/changelog.html#pgbouncer-15x
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24

History

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Subscriptions

Pgbouncer Pgbouncer

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: May 23, 2017, 3:56 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM
Reserved: May 21, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 23, 2017, 4:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

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