CVE-2015-3166

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.

• CWE-119

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270Third Party Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270Third Party Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Nov 20, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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