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CVE-2014-0063

postgresql: stack-based buffer overflow in datetime input/output

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Múltiples desbordamientos de buffer basado en pila en PostgreSQL anterior a 8.4.20, 9.0.x anterior a 9.0.16, 9.1.x anterior a 9.1.12, 9.2.x anterior a 9.2.7 y 9.3.x anterior a 9.3.3 permiten a usuarios remotos autenticados causar una denegación de servicio (caída) o posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de vectores relacionados con una constante MAXDATELEN incorrecta y valores datetime involucrando (1) intervals, (2) timestamps, o (3) timezones, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2014-0065.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in postgresql. Granting a role without ADMIN OPTION is supposed to prevent the grantee from adding or removing members from the granted role, but this restriction was easily bypassed by doing SET ROLE first. The security impact is mostly that a role member can revoke the access of others, contrary to the wishes of his grantor. Unapproved role member additions are a lesser concern, since an uncooperative role member could provide most of his rights to others anyway by creating views or SECURITY DEFINER functions. The primary role of PL validator functions is to be called implicitly during CREATE FUNCTION, but they are also normal SQL functions that a user can call explicitly. Calling a validator on a function actually written in some other language was not checked for and could be exploited for privilege-escalation purposes. Various other issues have also been addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-12-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-02-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
References (22)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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<= 8.4.19
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.1
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.2
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.3
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.4
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.5
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.6
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.7
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.8
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.9
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.10
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.11
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.12
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.13
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.14
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.15
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.16
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.17
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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8.4.18
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.1
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.2
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.3
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.4
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.5
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.6
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.7
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.8
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.9
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.10
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.11
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.12
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.13
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.14
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.0.15
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.1
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.2
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.3
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.4
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.5
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.6
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.7
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.8
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.9
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.10
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.1.11
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.2
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.2.1
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.2.2
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.2.3
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.2.4
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.2.5
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.2.6
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.3
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.3.1
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Postgresql
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Postgresql
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9.3.2
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