Unchecked Error Condition Affecting postgresql-contrib package, versions <0:9.2.13-1.el7_1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLCONTRIB-4563920
- 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 RHEL:7 postgresql-contrib to version 0:9.2.13-1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1194.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-contrib package and not the postgresql-contrib package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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