High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0242
CVE-2015-0242
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the *printf function implementations in PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1, when running on a Windows system, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a floating point number with a large precision, as demonstrated by using the to_char function.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.0.19
- (no CPE)range: <9.0.19, <9.1.15, <9.2.10, <9.3.6, <9.4.1
- (no CPE)range: before 9.0.19
Patches
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References
7- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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