CVE-2010-0442 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the PostgreSQL daemon via integer overflow in the bitsubstr function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0442?
CVE-2010-0442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 2 Feb 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The bitsubstr function in backend/utils/adt/varbit.c in PostgreSQL 8.0.23, 8.1.11, and 8.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a negative integer in the third argument, as demonstrated by a SELECT statement that contains a call to the substring function for a bit string, related to an "overflow."
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Postgresql Postgresql.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0442?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-0442 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0442 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Postgresql Postgresql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv9m-x3m7-x4g8.