CVE-2014-0063 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can trigger stack-based buffer overflows in PostgreSQL datetime handling, potentially causing crashes or arbitrary code execution.

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-2014-0063?

CVE-2014-0063 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 28 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an incorrect MAXDATELEN constant and datetime values involving (1) intervals, (2) timestamps, or (3) timezones, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0065.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0063?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0063?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-0063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xcv-h2c9-qr78, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0063.

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