CVE-2024-10977
Client use of server error message in PostgreSQL allows a server not trusted under current SSL or GSS settings to furnish arbitrary non-NUL bytes to the libpq application. For example, a man-in-the-middle attacker could send a long error message that a human or screen-scraper user of psql mistakes for valid query results. This is probably not a concern for clients where the user interface unambiguously indicates the boundary between one error message and other text. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected. The PostgreSQL project thanks Jacob Champion for reporting this problem.
Version Information
| Affected branch | Introduced | Fixed In | Fix Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | — | 12.21 | 2024-11-14 |
| 13 | — | 13.17 | 2024-11-14 |
| 14 | — | 14.14 | 2024-11-14 |
| 15 | — | 15.9 | 2024-11-14 |
| 16 | — | 16.5 | 2024-11-14 |
| 17 | — | 17.1 | 2024-11-14 |
CVSS 3.0
| Overall Score | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Component | client |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
First published: 2024-11-14
Historical source observations
These dated records preserve the original source claims separately from the reviewed fix list.
center · 2026-10-03 12:08:35.169032+08
- PostgreSQL 17 · Original minor coordinate: 1
- PostgreSQL 16 · Original minor coordinate: 5
- PostgreSQL 15 · Original minor coordinate: 9
- PostgreSQL 14 · Original minor coordinate: 14
pgweb · 2026-10-03 12:08:55.967155+08
- PostgreSQL 17 · Original minor coordinate: 1
- PostgreSQL 16 · Original minor coordinate: 5
- PostgreSQL 15 · Original minor coordinate: 9
- PostgreSQL 14 · Original minor coordinate: 14