CVE-2016-0768
PostgreSQL PL/Java after 9.0 does not honor access controls on large objects.
CVE-2016-0768 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Postgresql, published June 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
PostgreSQL PL/Java after 9.0 does not honor access controls on large objects.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PostgreSQL PL/Java after 9.0 does not honor access controls on large objects.
- Record
CVE-2016-0768- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PostgreSQL PL/Java after 9.0 does not honor access controls on large objects.
- Record
CVE-2016-0768- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0784 No score
PostgreSQL PL/Java after 9.0 does not honor access controls on large objects.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0784- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmv7-7hm8-v755
PostgreSQL PL/Java after 9.0 does not honor access controls on large objects.
PostgreSQL PL/Java after 9.0 does not honor access controls on large objects.
- Record
GHSA-fmv7-7hm8-v755- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |