VDB
GHSA-742m-4pjq-x8qf
GHSA-742m-4pjq-x8qf
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
In PostgreSQL 9.3.x before 9.3.17, 9.4.x before 9.4.12, 9.5.x before 9.5.7, and 9.6.x before 9.6.3, it was found that the PGREQUIRESSL environment variable was no longer enforcing a SSL/TLS connection to a PostgreSQL server. An active Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to strip the SSL/TLS protection from a connection between a client and a server.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (5 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-742m-4pjq-x8qf
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-742m-4pjq-x8qf
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References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7485 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461 url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 url
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746 url