CVE-2014-0063 Memory corruption in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Postgresql Postgresql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xcv-h2c9-qr78, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0063.