Input validation error in PostgreSQL - CVE-2005-1410
Published: October 19, 2018 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111792
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-1410
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Affected software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The tsearch2 module in PostgreSQL 7.4 through 8.0.x declares the (1) dex_init, (2) snb_en_init, (3) snb_ru_init, (4) spell_init, and (5) syn_init functions as "internal" even when they do not take an internal argument, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have other impacts via SQL commands that call other functions that accept internal arguments.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-1410
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2005-05/msg00001.php
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.315
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-433.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426302/30/6680/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13475
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0453
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1086
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9343