CVE-2016-3065

CRITICAL

PostgreSQL pageinspect extension - Denial of Service via Crafted BRIN Index Page

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The (1) brin_page_type and (2) brin_metapage_info functions in the pageinspect extension in PostgreSQL before 9.5.x before 9.5.2 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and consequently obtain sensitive server memory information or cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted bytea value in a BRIN index page.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1656/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035468

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0112
EPSS Percentile 78.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
postgresql/postgresql 9.5
postgresql/postgresql 9.5.1
Published Apr 11, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026