8.8

CVE-2015-0242: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 27-01-2020Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-0242 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2015-0069OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1

Timeline

  1. 27-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the *printf function implementations in PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1, when running on a Windows system, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a floating point number with a large precision, as demonstrated by using the to_char function.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
Postgresql1 product
  • postgresql< 9.0.19 | ≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.15 | ≥ 9.2.0, < 9.2.10 | ≥ 9.3.0, < 9.3.6 | ≥ 9.4.0, < 9.4.1
Postgresql global development group1 product
  • postgresql< 9.0.19 | 9.1.x before 9.1.15 | 9.2.x before 9.2.10 | 9.3.x before 9.3.6 | 9.4.x before 9.4.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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