# CVE-2024-10977: PostgreSQL libpq retains an error message from man-in-the-middle

- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-11-14 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- n/a PostgreSQL: from 17, fixed in 17.1; from 16, fixed in 16.5; from 15, fixed in 15.9; from 14, fixed in 14.14; from 13, fixed in 13.17; fixed in 12.21

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PostgreSQL, upgrade to a fixed version (17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17) 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-2024-10977/

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