CVE-2015-3167
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
contrib/pgcrypto in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 uses different error responses when an incorrect key is used, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain the key via a brute force attack.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (32)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0479PostgreSQL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2015-05-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PostgreSQL ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (29)
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- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1cnnvd
- http://www.postgresql.orgPatchcnnvd
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/cnnvd
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.htmlcnnvd
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