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CVE-1999-0862

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-12-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Insecure directory permissions in RPM distribution for PostgreSQL allows local users to gain privileges by reading a plaintext password file.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL: 6.3.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.3.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0862
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0862

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