CVE-2015-3166

The snprintf implementation in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 does not properly handle system-call errors, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by an out-of-memory error.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270	Third Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-11-20 13:15

Updated : 2019-11-22 07:08

NVD link : CVE-2015-3166

Mitre link : CVE-2015-3166

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

canonical

ubuntu_linux

postgresql

postgresql

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