A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL handled certain numeric formatting. An authenticated database user could use a specially crafted timestamp formatting template to cause PostgreSQL to crash or, under certain conditions, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running PostgreSQL.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql8 | 2015-04-15 21:47 | ALAS-2015-503 |
Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql92 | 2015-03-13 02:37 | ALAS-2015-492 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |