CVE-2025-4207
postgresql: PostgreSQL GB18030 encoding validation can read one byte past end of allocation for text that fails validation
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 8, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. A buffer over-read in PostgreSQL GB18030 encoding validation allows a database input provider to achieve temporary denial of service on platforms where a 1-byte over-read can lead to process termination.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-126 · Buffer Over-read