CVE-2016-0773

Description

PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or buffer overflow and crash) via a large Unicode character range in a regular expression.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.51% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html vendor advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0773
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-11.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html vendor advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-15.html
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10152
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-1.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/ vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035005 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177878.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177820.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1060.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83184 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html vendor advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-6.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2894-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html vendor advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-20.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3476 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3475 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0773?
CVE-2016-0773 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0773?
To fix CVE-2016-0773, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0773 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0773 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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