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CVE-2022-41862 — In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated strin

In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.27% (top 49.30%)
CWE
CWE-200
Published
2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-03-07T16:03:01.364Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / postgresqlpostgresql 5.2, postgresql 14.7, postgresql 13.10, postgresql 12.14, postgresql 11.19

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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