USN-2499-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8161)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-02-11 17:57 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities
Details

Stephen Frost discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly displayed certain values in error messages. An authenticated user could gain access to seeing certain values, contrary to expected permissions. (CVE-2014-8161)

Andres Freund, Peter Geoghegan and Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled buffers in to_char functions. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-0241)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled memory in the pgcrypto extension. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-0243)

Emil Lenngren discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled extended protocol message reading. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly inject query messages. (CVE-2015-0244)

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  "id": "USN-2499-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "published": "2015-02-11T17:57:11Z",
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  "summary": "postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0241",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0243",
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  ]
}



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