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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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
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Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-0019-1 postgresql-8.4 update
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-2014-0160 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00018.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00038.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2865 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65721 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0067 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT205219 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0067 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:05:38.915Z

Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0067

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-03-31T14:58:15.787

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-0067

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-02-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-0067 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses