CVE-2006-0105 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in PostgreSQL on Windows by sending many simultaneous connection requests, requiring an upgrade.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-0105?

CVE-2006-0105 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 10 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PostgreSQL 8.0.x before 8.0.6 and 8.1.x before 8.1.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (postmaster exit and no new connections) via a large number of simultaneous connection requests.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0105?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0105?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0105 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-0105 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2vf-wm7c-xq6f.

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