CVE-2016-3065 Information

Description

The (1) brin_page_type and (2) brin_metapage_info functions in the pageinspect extension in PostgreSQL before 9.5.x before 9.5.2 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and consequently obtain sensitive server memory information or cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted bytea value in a BRIN index page.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=bf78a6f107949fdfb513d1b45e30cefe04e09e4f http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1656/ http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-2.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035468

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.1