Critical severity · published Nov 20, 2019
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…
9.8
CVSS
4.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.6% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL
before 9.0.20; 9.1 before 9.1.16; 9.2 before 9.2.11; 9.3 before 9.3.7; 9.4 before 9.4.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 14.10; 15.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3166
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3166
Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270
Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/
Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
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