# CVE-2013-0255: PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.3, 9.1.x before 9.1.8, 9.0.x before 9.0.12, 8.4.x before 8.4.16, and 8.3.x before 8.3.23 does not properly decla

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-02-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.3, 9.1.x before 9.1.8, 9.0.x before 9.0.12, 8.4.x before 8.4.16, and 8.3.x before 8.3.23 does not properly declare the enum_recv function in backend/utils/adt/enum.c, which causes it to be invoked with incorrect arguments and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) or read sensitive process memory via a crafted SQL command, which triggers an array index error and an out-of-bounds read.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098586.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2630
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00059.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-16.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81917
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907892
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51923
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-8.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57844
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2013_0255_array_index
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1717-1
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1028092
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-23.html
- http://osvdb.org/89935
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1475.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-3.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-12.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52819

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