ubuntu-cve-2014-0067
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-03-31 14:58
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

The "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.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "postgresql-plperl-9.1",
            "binary_version": "9.1.15-0ubuntu0.14.04"
          }
        ]
      },
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      },
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            },
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            }
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        }
      ],
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        "9.1.10-1bzr1",
        "9.1.11-1",
        "9.1.11-2",
        "9.1.12-1",
        "9.1.13-1",
        "9.1.14-0ubuntu0.14.04"
      ]
    },
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          },
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpq5",
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          },
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          },
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          },
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          },
          {
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          }
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      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "postgresql-9.3",
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      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "9.3.1-1",
        "9.3.2-1",
        "9.3.2-1ubuntu1",
        "9.3.2-1ubuntu2",
        "9.3.3-1",
        "9.3.3-1bzr1",
        "9.3.3-1bzr2",
        "9.3.4-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The \"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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0067",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:41Z",
  "published": "2014-03-31T14:58:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0067"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0067"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-0067"
  ]
}



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