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title: "CVE-2014-8161\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-8161

Publication date 6 February 2015

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8161?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x
before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to
obtain sensitive column values by triggering constraint violation and then
reading the error message.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| postgresql-8.4 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 8.4.22-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| postgresql-9.1 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.14.04 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.12.04 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| postgresql-9.3 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| postgresql-9.4 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Fixed 9.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.10 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8161)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8161)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8161)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8161)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2499-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2499-1)
+ PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
+ 11 February 2015

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8161>