CVE-2015-0242
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the PostgreSQL's internal printf() implementation. An authenticated database user could use a specially crafted string in an SQL query to cause PostgreSQL to crash or, potentially, lead to privilege escalation.
Find out more about CVE-2015-0242 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of the postgresql package shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7 because it does not use the vulnerable implementation of the snprintf() function provided by postgresql; the glibc implementation of this function, which is not vulnerable to this issue, is used instead.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-postgresql94-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | postgresql92-postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 | postgresql92 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Not affected |