CVE-2015-0244
Publication date 6 February 2015
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 does not properly handle errors while reading a protocol message, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via crafted binary data in a parameter and causing an error, which triggers the loss of synchronization and part of the protocol message to be treated as a new message, as demonstrated by causing a timeout or query cancellation.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| postgresql-8.4 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| postgresql-9.1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.14.04
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| postgresql-9.3 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04
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| postgresql-9.4 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-2499-1
- PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
- 11 February 2015