Description
The snprintf implementation in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 does not properly handle system-call errors, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by an out-of-memory error.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
PostgreSQL Global Development Group PostgreSQL
before 9.0.20affected9.1.x before 9.1.16affected9.2.x before 9.2.11affected9.3.x before 9.3.7affectedand 9.4.x before 9.4.2affected
References
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 ↗
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1 ↗