# CVE-2022-41862: In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption.

- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-03 · Updated: 2025-03-07

## Affected

- n/a postgresql: version range not reported

## Description

In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PostgreSQL, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PostgreSQL](https://cve.now/tech/postgresql.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2022-41862/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165722
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0002/

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