CVE-2006-0105

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PostgreSQL 8.0.x before 8.0.6 and 8.1.x before 8.1.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (postmaster exit and no new connections) via a large number of simultaneous connection requests.

Affected products

PostgreSQL: 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5 (+2)

References

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2006-01/msg00001.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/18419
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/327
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015482
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.456
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421592/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16201
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0114
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24049
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2006-01/msg00001.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/18419
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/327

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