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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.

Published

2019-11-20T21:15:11.413

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:28:48.780

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	postgresql	postgresql	< 9.0.20	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	< 9.1.16	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	< 9.2.11	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	< 9.3.7	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	< 9.4.2	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.04	Yes

References

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)