CVE-2016-0773

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0773
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-17 15:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionPostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or buffer overflow and crash) via a large Unicode character range in a regular expression.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.5: Release 9.4.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: postgresql-9.4.6-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
PostgreSQL Integer Overflow and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.5: Release 9.5.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0677-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3475-1 postgresql-9.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
USN-2894-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0531-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Let Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE-2016-0773 - PostgreSQL Regular Expression Parsing Vulnerability | Puppet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppet.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0578-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.5: Release 9.3.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.5: Release 9.2.15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0555-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-33) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0539-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.5: Release 9.1.20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: postgresql-9.4.6-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
PostgreSQL: 2016-02-11 Security Update Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
Knowledge Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3476-1 postgresql-9.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710501 Gentoo Linux PostgreSQL Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-33)

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