CVE-2020-25694

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-11-16

Description

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If a client application that creates additional database connections only reuses the basic connection parameters while dropping security-relevant parameters, an opportunity for a man-in-the-middle attack, or the ability to observe clear-text transmissions, could exist. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

See more information about CVE-2020-25694 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	8.1	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (postgresql)	ELSA-2021-1512	2021-05-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (rh-postgresql10-postgresql)	ELSA-2021-9290	2021-06-11
Oracle Linux version 8 (libpq)	ELSA-2020-5401	2020-12-15
Oracle Linux version 8 (pgaudit)	ELSA-2020-5620-1	2020-12-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgres-decoderbufs)	ELSA-2020-5620-1	2020-12-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgresql)	ELSA-2020-5567-1	2020-12-22
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgresql)	ELSA-2020-5619-1	2020-12-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgresql)	ELSA-2020-5620-1	2020-12-23

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