CVE-2015-0243
A stack-buffer overflow flaw was found in PostgreSQL's pgcrypto module. An authenticated database user could use this flaw to cause PostgreSQL to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running PostgreSQL.
Find out more about CVE-2015-0243 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| 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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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) (postgresql92-postgresql) | RHSA-2015:0856 | 2015-04-20 |
| Red Hat Satellite Managed DB 5.7 (RHEL v.6) (postgresql92-postgresql) | RHSA-2015:0856 | 2015-04-20 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (postgresql92-postgresql) | RHSA-2015:0699 | 2015-03-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (postgresql) | RHSA-2015:0750 | 2015-03-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (postgresql) | RHSA-2015:0750 | 2015-03-30 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (postgresql92-postgresql) | RHSA-2015:0699 | 2015-03-18 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-postgresql94-postgresql | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Will not fix |