The to_char function 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 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) large number of digits when processing a numeric formatting template, which triggers a buffer over-read, or (2) crafted timestamp formatting template, which triggers a buffer overflow.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Apache | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-006 | Aug 28, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Postgresql | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-006 | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-docs | Aug 17, 2018 | Feb 11, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql90-serverUpgrade postgresql93-serverUpgrade postgresql91-serverUpgrade postgresql94-serverUpgrade postgresql92-server | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 18, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-libs | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 27, 2020 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.2.10Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.1.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.3.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.0.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.4.1 | Feb 17, 2015 | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 27, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql91-contribUpgrade postgresql91-serverUpgrade postgresql93Upgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql91-docsUpgrade postgresql91-develUpgrade postgresql93-develUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql93-serverUpgrade postgresql91Upgrade postgresql93-docsUpgrade postgresql93-contrib | Dec 18, 2015 | Feb 11, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-9.3Upgrade postgresql-9.4Upgrade postgresql-9.1Upgrade postgresql-8.4 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 27, 2020 |
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