Description

contrib/pgcrypto in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 uses different error responses when an incorrect key is used, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain the key via a brute force attack.

References

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3