CVE-2015-3166 is a critical vulnerability in PostgreSQL's snprintf implementation across multiple versions (before 9.0.20, 9.1.16, 9.2.11, 9.3.7, and 9.4.2), affecting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions. It stems from improper handling of system-call errors, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure or other unspecified impacts, as demonstrated by out-of-memory errors. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, posing a high risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.1, < 9.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.2, < 9.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.3, < 9.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.4, < 9.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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