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CVE-2023-5868

MEDIUM
4.3CVSS
Published: 2023-12-10
Updated: 2025-11-04
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Description

A memory disclosure vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL that allows remote users to access sensitive information by exploiting certain aggregate function calls with 'unknown'-type arguments. Handling 'unknown'-type values from string literals without type designation can disclose bytes, potentially revealing notable and confidential information. This issue exists due to excessive data output in aggregate function calls, enabling remote users to read some portion of system memory.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
low
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
low
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Weaknesses
CWE-686NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor
POSTGRESQL
Published
12/10/2023
Last Modified
11/4/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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