CVE-2013-0255

Summary

CVECVE-2013-0255
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-02-13 01:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionPostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.3, 9.1.x before 9.1.8, 9.0.x before 9.0.12, 8.4.x before 8.4.16, and 8.3.x before 8.3.23 does not properly declare the enum_recv function in backend/utils/adt/enum.c, which causes it to be invoked with incorrect arguments and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) or read sensitive process memory via a crafted SQL command, which triggers an array index error and an out-of-bounds read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.16 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.17 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.18 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.19 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.20 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.21 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.22 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA51923 - PostgreSQL "enum_recv()" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: Release 9.1.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: postgresql-9.2.3-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
osvdb.org/89935 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:0318-1: moderate: postgresql91: update to 9.1.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL Array Index Error Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service and Gain Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Security Advisory SA52819 - Oracle Solaris PostgreSQL "enum_recv()" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2630-1 postgresql-8.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Bug 907892 – CVE-2013-0255 postgresql: array indexing error in enum_recv() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-1717-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:0319-1: moderate: postgresql: security and bugfix updat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL 'enum_recv()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.2: Release 9.2.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.0: Release 9.0.12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 8.4: Release 8.4.16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:142 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
CVE-2013-0255 Array Index error vulnerability in PostgreSQL (Third Party Vulnerability Resolution Blog) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.oracle.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 8.3: Release 8.3.23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
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