CVE-2015-6817

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.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.37% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory github.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/7ca3e5279d05fceb1e8a043c6f5b6f58dea3ed38 patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-24 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.pgbouncer.general/1251 mailing list
https://pgbouncer.github.io/2015/09/pgbouncer-1-6-1 patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/7 mailing list patch
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/69 issue tracking patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6817?
CVE-2015-6817 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6817?
To fix CVE-2015-6817, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6817 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-6817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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