CVE-2015-0242

NameCVE-2015-0242
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the *printf function implementations 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, when running on a Windows system, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a floating point number with a large precision, as demonstrated by using the to_char function.
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The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
postgresql-9.1source(unstable)(not affected)
postgresql-9.4source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- postgresql-9.4 <not-affected> (Only affects PostgreSQL on Windows)
- postgresql-9.1 <not-affected> (Only affects PostgreSQL on Windows)

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