Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting postgresql-plpython package, versions <0:9.2.14-1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.76% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-POSTGRESQLPLPYTHON-2054795
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Oct 2015

Introduced: 8 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-5289  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 postgresql-plpython to version 0:9.2.14-1.el7_1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-plpython package and not the postgresql-plpython package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in json parsing in PostgreSQL before 9.3.x before 9.3.10 and 9.4.x before 9.4.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in (1) json or (2) jsonb values.

CVSS Scores

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