CVE-2015-5289
postgresql: stack overflow DoS when parsing json or jsonb inputs
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 8, 2015
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A stack overflow flaw was discovered in the way the PostgreSQL core server processed certain JSON or JSONB input. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this flaw to crash the server backend by sending specially crafted JSON or JSONB input.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write