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CVE-2015-3166
The snprintf implementation in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before…
Critical9.8EPSS 4.6%
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- redhat
Description
The snprintf implementation in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 does not properly handle system-call errors, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by an out-of-memory error.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
PostgreSQL Global Development Group · PostgreSQL
- affected before 9.0.20
- affected 9.1.x before 9.1.16
- affected 9.2.x before 9.2.11
- affected 9.3.x before 9.3.7
- affected and 9.4.x before 9.4.2
References (9)
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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