CVE-2015-5289

Public on 2015-10-26

Modified on 2015-11-05

Description

A stack overflow flaw was discovered in the way the PostgreSQL core server processed certain JSON or JSONB input. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this flaw to crash the server backend by sending specially crafted JSON or JSONB input.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

4.3

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory	Status
Amazon Linux 1	postgresql92	2015-11-05	ALAS-2015-609	Fixed
Amazon Linux 1	postgresql93	2015-11-05	ALAS-2015-609	Fixed
Amazon Linux 1	postgresql94	2015-11-05	ALAS-2015-609	Fixed

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD	CVSSv2	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2015-5289 Mitre: CVE-2015-5289