Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting postgresql-contrib package, versions <0:9.2.15-1.el7_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLCONTRIB-5104752
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 11 Feb 2016
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-contrib to version 0:9.2.15-1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0346.
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.
PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or buffer overflow and crash) via a large Unicode character range in a regular expression.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10152
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0773
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-20.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-6.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0773
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177820.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177878.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1060.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0346
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2894-1