VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-0244

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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 does not properly handle errors while reading a protocol message, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via crafted binary data in a parameter and causing an error, which triggers the loss of synchronization and part of the protocol message to be treated as a new message, as demonstrated by causing a timeout or query cancellation.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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