Out-of-bounds Write Affecting postgresql92 package, versions <0:9.2.10-1.49.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-POSTGRESQL92-1683126
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed27 Jan 2020

Introduced: 27 Jan 2020

CVE-2015-0242  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 postgresql92 to version 0:9.2.10-1.49.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-492.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql92 package and not the postgresql92 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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