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TI-2014-00063 Aliases CVE-2014-0067GHSA-gmhx-6jh3-87c2

The "make check" command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not…

Priority LOW 22CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00484 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 59

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.4.19VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.4.19 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
Show 49 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.13VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.14VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.15VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.16VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.17VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.18VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.13VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.14VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.15VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.13 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.14 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.15 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.16 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.17 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.18 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.13 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.14 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.15 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0067
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmhx-6jh3-87c2

References

Advisory 7

Other 3

Sources

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