postgresql: limited memory disclosure flaw in crypt()
Published Oct 26, 2015
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.53%
Description
The crypt function in contrib/pgcrypto in PostgreSQL before 9.0.23, 9.1.x before 9.1.19, 9.2.x before 9.2.14, 9.3.x before 9.3.10, and 9.4.x before 9.4.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) or read arbitrary server memory via a "too-short" salt.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9.0.22
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.1.4
- 9.1.5
- 9.1.6
- 9.1.7
- 9.1.8
- 9.1.9
- 9.1.10
- 9.1.11
- 9.1.12
- 9.1.13
- 9.1.14
- 9.1.15
- 9.1.16
- 9.1.17
- 9.1.18
- 9.2
- 9.2.1
- 9.2.2
- 9.2.3
- 9.2.4
- 9.2.5
- 9.2.6
- 9.2.7
- 9.2.8
- 9.2.9
- 9.2.10
- 9.2.11
- 9.2.12
- 9.2.13
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.3.5
- 9.3.6
- 9.3.7
- 9.3.8
- 9.3.9
- 9.4.0
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql-0:8.4.20-4.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2081
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2078
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2083
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2077
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2083
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2077
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2083
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2077
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2083
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2077
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2083
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2077
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2083
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2077
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql84
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 5
postgresql92-postgresql
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql-0:8.4.20-4.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2081 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2078 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2083 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2077 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2083 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS | rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2077 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2083 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS | rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2077 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2083 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2077 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2083 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2077 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.14-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2083 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | rh-postgresql94-postgresql-0:9.4.5-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | postgresql92-postgresql | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.53% (0.04532) | 91.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.57% (0.04570) | 90.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 9.17% (0.09170) | 92.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 10.54% (0.10537) | 93.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 12.23% (0.12235) | 93.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 10.29% (0.10288) | 92.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 8.21% (0.08206) | 91.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 5.22% (0.05219) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | 3.33% (0.03330) | 86.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 5.22% (0.05219) | 89.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 8.21% (0.08206) | 91.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.22% (0.05219) | 88.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.84% (0.09835) | 88.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.22% (0.05219) | 89.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.23% (0.02235) | 89.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 2.81% (0.02813) | 89.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02461) | 88.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01750) | 85.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169094.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-19.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5288 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270306 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5288
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5288
Change history (0)
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