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CVE-2015-0243

postgresql: buffer overflow flaws in contrib/pgcrypto

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · February 16, 2015

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow