#VU32376 Stack-based buffer overflow in PostgreSQL - CVE-2015-5289
Published: October 26, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32376
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5289
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Software vendor:
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in (1) json or (2) jsonb values. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Update to version 9.3.10.
External links
- http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commit;h=08fa47c4850cea32c3116665975bca219fbf2fe6
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00033.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3374
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-10.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-5.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77048
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033775
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2772-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33