Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-5289

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.

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Affected products

PostgreSQL/PostgreSQL2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=9.3.0,<9.3.10
- (no CPE)range: <9.3.10, <9.4.5
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords36 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql93&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql94&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql95&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql-init&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql-init&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 9.3.15-1.1+ 35 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
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.10-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.10-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.10-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.10-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.10-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.10-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.10-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-4.5
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-4.5
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-4.5
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-0.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.5-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4-17.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4-17.8.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169094.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00033.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3374nvdThird Party Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/nvdVendor Advisory
www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-10.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-5.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/77048nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033775nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2772-1nvdThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33nvdThird Party Advisory
git.postgresql.org/gitweb/nvd

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