CVE-2022-41946 — pgjdbc is an open source postgresql JDBC Driver
pgjdbc is an open source postgresql JDBC Driver. In affected versions a prepared statement using either `PreparedStatement.setText(int, InputStream)` or `PreparedStatemet.setBytea(int, InputStream)` will create a temporary file if the InputStream is larger than 2k. This will crea
Published
2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-11-03T21:46:35.067Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
pgjdbc is an open source postgresql JDBC Driver. In affected versions a prepared statement using either `PreparedStatement.setText(int, InputStream)` or `PreparedStatemet.setBytea(int, InputStream)` will create a temporary file if the InputStream is larger than 2k. This will create a temporary file which is readable by other users on Unix like systems, but not MacOS. On Unix like systems, the…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| pgjdbc | pgjdbc | >= 42.2.0, < 42.2.27, > 42.3.0, < 42.3.8, >= 42.4.0, < 42.4.3, >= 42.5.0, < 42.5.1 |
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
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
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
- Published: 2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-11-03T21:46:35.067Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-562r-vg33-8x8h
- github.com — https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/commit/9008dc9aade6dbfe4efafcd6872ebc55f4699cf5
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00003.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0003/
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