Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-0255
CVE-2013-0255
Description
PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.3, 9.1.x before 9.1.8, 9.0.x before 9.0.12, 8.4.x before 8.4.16, and 8.3.x before 8.3.23 does not properly declare the enum_recv function in backend/utils/adt/enum.c, which causes it to be invoked with incorrect arguments and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) or read sensitive process memory via a crafted SQL command, which triggers an array index error and an out-of-bounds read.
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Affected products
63cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 59 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <9.2.3, <9.1.8, <9.0.12, <8.4.16, <8.3.23
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql93&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql94&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql95&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 9.3.15-1.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.15-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.10-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.5.4-1.2
Patches
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References
21- secunia.com/advisories/51923nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098586.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00059.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00060.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/89935nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1475.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/52819nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2630nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-23.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-16.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-12.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-8.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-3.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/57844nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1717-1nvd
- blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2013_0255_array_indexnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81917nvd
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