Out-of-Bounds Affecting postgresql8-server package, versions <0:8.4.20-3.50.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-POSTGRESQL8SERVER-1687350
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed20 Nov 2019

Introduced: 20 Nov 2019

CVE-2015-3166  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 postgresql8-server to version 0:8.4.20-3.50.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-556.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql8-server package and not the postgresql8-server package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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