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CVE-2015-6817

Published: May 23, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown username.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

oss-project

pgbouncerOn-prem

Databases / cache-message-queue

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.pgbouncer.general/1251

comments.gmane.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/7

https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/7ca3e5279d05fceb1e8a043c6f5b6f58dea3ed38

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