Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL
CVE-2014-0063
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an incorrect MAXDATELEN constant and datetime values involving (1) intervals, (2) timestamps, or (3) timezones, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0065.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.067 (93.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.067 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0211.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0221.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/4318daecc959886d001a6e79c6ea853e8b1dfb4b
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6448
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0469.html (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html (vendor-advisory)
- wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0063?
- CVE-2014-0063 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-03-31.
- Is CVE-2014-0063 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.