Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting postgresql package, versions [14.0,14.24)[15.0,15.19)[16.0,16.15)[17.0,17.11)[18.0,18.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-POSTGRESQL-19427826
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-14669  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade postgresql to version 14.24, 15.19, 16.15, 17.11, 18.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the to_char function when processing a long POSIX timezone abbreviation. An attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database by supplying a specially crafted timezone value.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1