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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-0245

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…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
14.47% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
postgresql/postgresql
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.