CVE-2010-0442 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the bitsubstr function of PostgreSQL versions 8.0.23, 8.1.11, and 8.3.8. An authenticated remote user can crash the database daemon by providing a negative integer as the third argument to the substring function when used with bit strings. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild, a public exploit (EDB-33571) exists, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.4, < 7.4.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, < 8.0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1, < 8.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.2, < 8.2.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.3, < 8.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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