What is CVE-2016-3065?

CVE-2016-3065 is a critical-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3065?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-3065 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in PostgreSQL

CVE-2016-3065

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.

Published 2016-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

PostgreSQL — versions 9.5, 9.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

git.postgresql.org/gitweb/
www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-2.html
www.postgresql.org/about/news/1656/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035468 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3065?: CVE-2016-3065 is a critical-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3065?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3065 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.