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Vulnerability Intelligence Report

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.

No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:4.65%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
PostgreSQL Global Development Group PostgreSQL before 9.0.20 (affected), 9.1.x before 9.1.16 (affected), 9.2.x before 9.2.11 (affected), 9.3.x before 9.3.7 (affected), and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 (affected)

References & Technical Advisories

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

EPSS Score
4.649%

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityRed Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA
Reserved2015-04-10T00:00:00
Published2019-11-20T20:50:16
Patch Date2015-05-22
Last Updated2024-08-06T05:39:31

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