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CVE-2005-0245

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0245 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in PostgreSQL versions 8.0.0 and earlier, specifically within the gram.y file. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a large number of arguments to a refcursor function. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.3, < 7.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.4, < 7.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-25076 · Feb 1, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1447 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: rh-postgresql-0:7.3.9-2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: postgresql-0:7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
View patch
debianvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0245Moderate

security flaw

Jan 20, 2005

References

archives.postgresql.org / pgsql-committers/2005-01/msg00298.php
Vendor Advisory
archives.postgresql.org / pgsql-committers/2005-02/msg00049.php
Vendor Advisory
archives.postgresql.org / pgsql-patches/2005-01/msg00216.php
ExploitVendor Advisory
marc.info
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/12948
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19188
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10175
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-683
ExploitVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-138.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-150.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/12417
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry