CVE-2022-41862
postgresql: Client memory disclosure when connecting with Kerberos to modified server
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.
A flaw was found In PostgreSQL. A modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions, a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.
Jacob Champion discovered that the PostgreSQL client incorrectly handled Kerberos authentication. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2022-09-30 CVE Reserved
- 2023-03-02 CVE Published
- 2025-03-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
References (4)
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0002 |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165722 | 2023-04-27 | |
| https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2022-41862 | 2023-04-27 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-41862 | 2023-12-13 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 12.0 < 12.14 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 12.0 < 12.14" | - |
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 13.0 < 13.10 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 13.0 < 13.10" | - |
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 14.0 < 14.7 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 14.0 < 14.7" | - |
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 15.0 < 15.2 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 15.0 < 15.2" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 8 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "8" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Integration Camel K Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Integration Camel K" | - | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Integration Camel Quarkus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Integration Camel Quarkus" | - | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Integration Service Registry Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Integration Service Registry" | - | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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