CVE-2014-0061 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can escalate privileges in PostgreSQL by exploiting validator functions in procedural languages.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-0061?

CVE-2014-0061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 28 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The validator functions for the procedural languages (PLs) in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a function that is (1) defined in another language or (2) not allowed to be directly called by the user due to permissions.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0061?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0061?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-0061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Postgresql Postgresql vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0061, GHSA-vmvq-ph3r-696r, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0061.

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