THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-0255
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-0255

Postgresql vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
3.6%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.3, 9.1.x before 9.1.8, 9.0.x before 9.0.12, 8.4.x before 8.4.16, and 8.3.x before 8.3.23 does not properly declare the enum_recv function in backend/utils/adt/enum.c, which causes it to be invoked with incorrect arguments and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) or read sensitive process memory via a crafted SQL command, which triggers an array index error and an out-of-bounds read.
Affected vendor
Postgresql
Affected product
Postgresql
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2013-02-13

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 complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

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