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CVE-2015-0242

Publication date 27 January 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
postgresql-9.1 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
postgresql-9.4 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

windows replacements only

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H