CVE-2015-0244
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CVE-2015-0244 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 does not properly handle errors while reading a protocol message, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via crafted binary data in a parameter and causing an error, which triggers the loss of synchronization and part of the protocol message to be treated as a new message, as demonstrated by causing a timeout or query cancellation.. EPSS estimates a 4.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 does not properly handle errors while reading a protocol message, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via crafted binary data in a parameter and causing an error, which triggers the loss of synchronization and part of the protocol message to be treated as a new message, as demonstrated by causing a timeout or query cancellation.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Postgresql | Postgresql | < 9.0.19 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.1.0, < 9.1.15 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.10 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.6 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155Third Party Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155Third Party Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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