CVE-2015-0242

Stack-based buffer overflow in the *printf function implementations in 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, when running on a Windows system, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a floating point number with a large precision, as demonstrated by using the to_char function.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155	Third Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2020-01-27 08:15

Updated : 2020-01-31 12:30

NVD link : CVE-2015-0242

Mitre link : CVE-2015-0242

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

postgresql

postgresql

microsoft

windows

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