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CVE-2015-0243

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0243 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the contrib/pgcrypto module of PostgreSQL. This flaw affects versions prior to 9.0.19, 9.1.15, 9.2.10, 9.3.6, and 9.4.1, impacting Debian and PostgreSQL installations. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely by authenticated users with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation could lead to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution, resulting in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.2.0, < 9.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.3.0, < 9.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0512 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3155
Third Party Advisory
postgresql.org / about/news/1569
Vendor Advisory
postgresql.org / docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
postgresql.org / docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
postgresql.org / docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
postgresql.org / docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
postgresql.org / docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory