CVE-2016-0773
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CVE-2016-0773 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or buffer overflow and crash) via a large Unicode character range in a regular expression.. EPSS estimates a 7.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or buffer overflow and crash) via a large Unicode character range in a regular expression.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Postgresql | Postgresql | <= 9.1.19 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.1 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.2 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.3 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.4 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.5 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.6 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.7 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.8 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.9 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.10 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.11 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.12 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.13 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.2.14 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.4 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.4.1 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.4.2 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.4.3 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.4.4 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.4.5 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | 9.5 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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