CVE-2015-3166 (GCVE-0-2015-3166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-20 20:50 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39
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Summary
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.
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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
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