CVE-2018-10936 describes a critical vulnerability in postgresql-jdbc versions prior to 42.2.5, impacting PostgreSQL JDBC drivers and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This flaw allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to impersonate a trusted server by presenting a valid certificate for an incorrect host, due to the driver failing to verify hostnames when an SSL Factory is provided without a hostname verifier. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and a high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 42.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql_jdbc_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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