CVE-2015-0242

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: January 27, 2020 at 03:29 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM UTC

3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxPostgreSQLPostgreSQL· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 5%

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the *printf function implementations in 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, when running on a Windows system, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a floating point number with a large precision, as demonstrated by using the to_char function.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

7.0 8.0

PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL

95%

v < 9.0.199.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.159.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.109.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.69.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.1

Affected range stops below 9.0.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.2.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL Global Development

60%

v < 9.0.199.1 ≤ v < 9.1.159.2 ≤ v < 9.2.109.3 ≤ v < 9.3.69.4 ≤ v < 9.4.1

Affected range stops below 9.0.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.2.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/