postgresql: information leak through constraint violation errors
Published Jan 27, 2020
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.51%
Description
PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive column values by triggering constraint violation and then reading the error message.
Affected products
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- Version 9.1.x before 9.1.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.2.x before 9.2.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.3.x before 9.3.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.4.x before 9.4.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version before 9.0.19StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL Global Development Group | PostgreSQL | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 9.0.19
- ≥ 9.1.0 · < 9.1.15
- ≥ 9.2.0 · < 9.2.10
- ≥ 9.3.0 · < 9.3.6
- ≥ 9.4.0 · < 9.4.1
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql-0:8.4.20-2.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0750
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0750
Red Hat Satellite 5.7
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0856
Red Hat Satellite 5.7
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0856
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0699
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0699
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0699
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0699
CloudForms Management Engine 5
postgresql
Will not fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5
postgresql92-postgresql
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql84
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-postgresql94-postgresql
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql-0:8.4.20-2.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0750 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0750 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0856 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0856 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0699 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0699 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0699 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.10-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0699 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | postgresql | Will not fix | n/a |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | postgresql92-postgresql | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-postgresql94-postgresql | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02510) | 84.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02510) | 82.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 50.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00172) | 55.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00172) | 54.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00172) | 52.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8161 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182043 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8161
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8161
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8161 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182043 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8161 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8161 |
Change history (0)
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