postgresql: stack overflow DoS when parsing json or jsonb inputs
Published Oct 26, 2015
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.04%
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in json parsing in PostgreSQL before 9.3.x before 9.3.10 and 9.4.x before 9.4.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in (1) json or (2) jsonb values.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 9.3.0 · < 9.3.10
- ≥ 9.4.0 · < 9.4.5
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
No data.
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
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql84
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 5
postgresql92-postgresql
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql | Not affected | 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 | 5.04% (0.05045) | 92.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.04% (0.05045) | 91.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 6.57% (0.06572) | 91.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 10.96% (0.10960) | 93.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 12.53% (0.12525) | 93.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08356) | 92.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 12.53% (0.12525) | 93.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 11.24% (0.11241) | 93.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 7.45% (0.07453) | 91.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 11.24% (0.11241) | 93.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08356) | 91.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.56% (0.09562) | 87.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08356) | 91.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 88.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 86.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 85.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01313) | 84.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01226) | 83.21th | 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 (18)
- http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08fa47c4850cea32c3116665975bca219fbf2fe6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169094.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3374 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-5.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77048 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033775 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2772-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5289 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270312 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5289
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5289
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