CVE-2015-0244
Publication date 6 February 2015
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 does not properly handle errors while reading a protocol message, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via crafted binary data in a parameter and causing an error, which triggers the loss of synchronization and part of the protocol message to be treated as a new message, as demonstrated by causing a timeout or query cancellation.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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postgresql-8.4 | ||
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
postgresql-9.1 | ||
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.14.04
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postgresql-9.3 | ||
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04
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postgresql-9.4 | ||
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-2499-1
- PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
- 11 February 2015