CVE-2016-3065
postgresql: memory disclosure in pageinspect functions
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · March 31, 2016
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
The (1) brin_page_type and (2) brin_metapage_info functions in the pageinspect extension in PostgreSQL before 9.5.x before 9.5.2 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and consequently obtain sensitive server memory information or cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted bytea value in a BRIN index page.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.9AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
CWE not specified