CVE-2015-0242 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2015-0242 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/01/2020 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2015
Source: redhat | Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group | Product: PostgreSQL
Status : PUBLISHED

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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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Buffer Overflow
Source: PostgreSQL Global Development Group

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).