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.
CVE-2015-3167
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation4% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 90%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 20, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270
- secalert@redhathttp://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/
- secalert@redhathttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-3167(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2015:1194Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql security update
- RHSA-2015:1195Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql92-postgresql security update
- RHSA-2015:1196Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-postgresql94-postgresql security update
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 (9.1.16-0ubuntu0.12.04) @ precise | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.4-1.el7 | 2015-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | postgresql-0:9.2.13-1.ael7b_1 | 2015-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.13-1.el7 | 2015-06-29 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:8(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-9.1 | 9.1.15-0+deb8u1 | 9.1.16-0+deb8u1 | — |
| postgresql-9.4 | 9.4.1-1 | 9.4.2-0+deb8u1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-8.4 | 8.4.10-0squeeze1 ... 8.4.9-1 (45 versions) | 8.4.22lts2-0+deb6u2 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-9.1 | 9.1.10-0wheezy1 ... 9.1.9-5 (21 versions) | 9.1.16-0+deb7u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
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Related CVEs(same product + same vendor + same CWE)
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10 shownDebian:8:postgresql-9.1 · Debian:8:postgresql-9.4
- CVE-2015-3166EG 9.8EPSS p91CRITICAL
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- CVE-2015-5288EG 6.4EPSS p91MEDIUM
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- CVE-2017-7547EG 8.8EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2016-0766EG 8.8EPSS p90HIGH
- CVE-2016-5423EG 8.3EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2017-7486EG 7.5EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2016-5424EG 7.1EPSS p91HIGH
Same vendor
2 shownredhat:RHSA-2015:1194
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