High 8.8Published Jan 27, 2020

CVE-2015-0241The to_char function in PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (…

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The to_char function in PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) large number of digits when processing a numeric formatting template, which triggers a buffer over-read, or (2) crafted timestamp formatting template, which triggers a buffer overflow.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-120
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

postgresql postgresql postgresql:postgresql	before 9.0.19; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.15; from 9.2.0 before 9.2.10; from 9.3.0 before 9.3.6; from 9.4.0 before 9.4.1	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	7.0; 8.0	NVD

References

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155	third-party-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1569/	vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-1.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-19.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-15.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-10.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-6.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory

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