CVE-2013-0255
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8 · Improper input validation
6.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51923Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098586.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00060.html
- http://osvdb.org/89935
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1475.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52819
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1028092