Stack-based buffer overflow in PostgreSQL - CVE-2015-5289

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2015-5289

External References

• 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

Related Security Bulletins

• Stack-based buffer overflow in PostgreSQL
• Stack-based buffer overflow in postgresql (Alpine package)
• Amazon Linux AMI update for postgresql92, postgresql93, postgresql94
• Gentoo update for PostgreSQL
• Fedora 23 update for postgresql
• Fedora 22 update for postgresql
• Fedora 21 update for postgresql