| Name | CVE-2015-0242 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the *printf function implementations in 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, when running on a Windows system, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a floating point number with a large precision, as demonstrated by using the to_char function. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-9.1 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 9.1.22-0+deb8u1 | fixed |
| postgresql-9.4 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 9.4.26-0+deb8u9 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-9.1 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| postgresql-9.4 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- postgresql-9.4 <not-affected> (Only affects PostgreSQL on Windows)
- postgresql-9.1 <not-affected> (Only affects PostgreSQL on Windows)