CVE-2010-0442

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The bitsubstr function in backend/utils/adt/varbit.c in PostgreSQL 8.0.23, 8.1.11, and 8.3.8 allows remote authenticated

The bitsubstr function in backend/utils/adt/varbit.c in PostgreSQL 8.0.23, 8.1.11, and 8.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a negative integer in the third argument, as demonstrated by a SELECT statement that contains a call to the substring function for a bit string, related to an "overflow.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.09972

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EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available

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Affected Products & Versions

postgresql>= 7.4 and < 7.4.28
postgresql>= 8.0 and < 8.0.24
postgresql>= 8.1 and < 8.1.20
postgresql>= 8.2 and < 8.2.16
postgresql>= 8.3 and < 8.3.10
postgresql>= 8.4 and < 8.4.3

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Public Exploits & PoCs

dosPostgreSQL - 'bitsubstr' Buffer Overflowverified

pocwww.securityfocus.com · 37973www.securityfocus.com

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Scoring & Timeline

6.5

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD02 Feb 2010 · 06:30 PM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2010:0429Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2010:0428Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2010:0427Moderate
usnUSN-933-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2010-01/msg00125.phpVendor Advisory

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-01/msg00634.phpVendor Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567058Third Party Advisory

http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.gitVendor Advisory

http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/postgresql-8023-bitsubstr-overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/39566Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/39820Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/39939Broken Link

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023510Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-933-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:103Broken Link

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/27/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1022Permissions Required

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197Permissions Required

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207Permissions Required

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221Permissions Required

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559194Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559259Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55902Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9720Third Party Advisory

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