# CVE-2015-5289: 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 cau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77048
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-10.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-5.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2772-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172316.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00033.html
- http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08fa47c4850cea32c3116665975bca219fbf2fe6
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169094.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3374
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033775

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