7.5

CVE-2005-0245: postgresql

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 08-02-2005Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0245 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 14.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
14.47%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3

Timeline

  1. 08-02-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in gram.y for PostgreSQL 8.0.0 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of arguments to a refcursor function (gram.y), which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0247.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

14.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 14.47% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
14.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.postgresql.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (secunia.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (debian.org)

    Maturity: unknown

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  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    PostgreSQL 7.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Postgresql1 product
  • postgresqlEOL≥ 7.3, < 7.3.10 | ≥ 7.4, < 7.4.7 | 8.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

13 links
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