Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libpq package, versions [14.2,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBPQ-19427862
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-14679  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow via the argument name matching process. An attacker can cause unauthorized memory modification and potentially disrupt server operation by supplying specially crafted OUT parameter counts.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1