CVE-2015-5289

Name: CVE-2015-5289
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-10-26T14:59:02.95+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 5.04%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-5289 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in json parsing in PostgreSQL before 9.3.x before 9.3.10 and 9.4.x before 9.4.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in (1) json or (2) jsonb values.. EPSS estimates a 5.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in json parsing in PostgreSQL before 9.3.x before 9.3.10 and 9.4.x before 9.4.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in (1) json or (2) jsonb values.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

5.04%

91.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Postgresql	Postgresql	>= 9.3.0, < 9.3.10
Postgresql	Postgresql	>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.5
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	15.04

References

http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08fa47c4850cea32c3116665975bca219fbf2fe6
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169094.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3374Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-10.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-5.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77048Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2772-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33Third Party Advisory
http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08fa47c4850cea32c3116665975bca219fbf2fe6
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169094.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3374Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-10.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-5.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77048Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2772-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 26, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-5289?

How severe is CVE-2015-5289?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-5289 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 5.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5289?

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Source: NVD / NIST