Unchecked Error Condition Affecting postgresql-test package, versions <0:8.4.20-3.el6_6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-POSTGRESQLTEST-2115597
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 22 May 2015
Introduced: 22 May 2015
CVE-2015-3166 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 postgresql-test to version 0:8.4.20-3.el6_6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-test package and not the postgresql-test package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3166
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1194