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PostgreSQL Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow) Vulnerability - CVE-2015-0241 - Vulnerability Database
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PostgreSQL Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow) Vulnerability - CVE-2015-0241

High
Reference: CVE-2015-0241
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0241
Title: PostgreSQL Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow) Vulnerability
Overview:

The to_char function 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 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) large number of digits when processing a numeric formatting template which triggers a buffer over-read or (2) crafted timestamp formatting template which triggers a buffer overflow.