High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0773
CVE-2016-0773
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.
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Affected products
57cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.1.19
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <9.1.20, <9.2.15, <9.3.11, <9.4.6, <9.5.1
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords28 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql93&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql94&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql95&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql93-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql94-libs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 9.3.15-1.1+ 27 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: < 9.3.11-14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.11-14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.11-14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.11-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.6-7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
23- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177820.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177878.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1060.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-20.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-6.htmlnvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2894-1nvd
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd
- puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0773nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33nvd
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