# CVE-2014-0067: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting improper authentication configuration in the PostgreSQL test suite execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DLA-0019-1, GHSA-gmhx-6jh3-87c2, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0067

## What is CVE-2014-0067?

CVE-2014-0067 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 28 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0067?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Postgresql Postgresql.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0067?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-0067 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0067 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0067 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0067 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 28 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0067 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0067/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0067/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0067
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0067
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0067

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0067/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.