# CVE-2015-3165: Double free vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-05-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Double free vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by closing an SSL session at a time when the authentication timeout will expire during the session shutdown sequence.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74787
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2621-1
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1195.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-20
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1194.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205219
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1196.html

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