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CVE-2014-0067

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-0067 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier, specifically impacting the "make check" command for test suites on Apple macOS and PostgreSQL installations. The flaw stems from improper initdb invocation, allowing local users to gain privileges by manipulating the test database cluster. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 8.4.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: postgresql
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: postgresql84
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: postgresql
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: postgresql92-postgresql

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-0067Low

postgresql: Vulnerability during "make check"

Feb 17, 2014

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00038.html
support.apple.com / HT205219
support.apple.com / kb/HT205031
wiki.postgresql.org / wiki/20140220securityrelease
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-2864
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-2865
postgresql.org / about/news/1506
securityfocus.com / bid/65721