THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-0247
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-0247

Postgresql vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Multiple buffer overflows in gram.y for PostgreSQL 8.0.1 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a large number of variables in a SQL statement being handled by the read_sql_construct function, (2) a large number of INTO variables in a SELECT statement being handled by the make_select_stmt function, (3) a large number of arbitrary variables in a SELECT statement being handled by the make_select_stmt function, and (4) a large number of INTO variables in a FETCH statement being handled by the make_fetch_stmt function, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2005-0245.
Affected vendor
Postgresql
Affected product
Postgresql
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2005-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0247

  • Confirm whether Postgresql Postgresql is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0247.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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