CVE-2015-3165: Double Free

Published May 28, 2015
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Updated

Double free vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by closing an SSL session at a time when the authentication timeout will expire during the session shutdown sequence.

Affected Software

44 affected components
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=15.04
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=5.0.2
PostgreSQL postgresql<=9.0.19
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.1
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.2
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.3
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.4
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.5
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.6
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.7
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.8
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.9
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.10
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.11
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.12
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.13
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.14
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.1.15
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.1
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.2
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.3
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.4
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.5
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.6
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.7
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.8
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.9
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.2.10
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.3
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.3.1
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.3.2
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.3.3
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.3.4
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.3.5
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.3.6
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.4.0
PostgreSQL postgresql=9.4.1

Event History

May 28, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3165?

CVE-2015-3165 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to a double free issue in PostgreSQL.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-3165?

To remediate CVE-2015-3165, upgrade PostgreSQL to the latest version that is not affected: 9.0.20, 9.1.16, 9.2.11, 9.3.7, or 9.4.2 and later.

3

What versions of PostgreSQL are affected by CVE-2015-3165?

CVE-2015-3165 affects PostgreSQL versions prior to 9.0.20, 9.1.x before 9.1.16, 9.2.x before 9.2.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.7, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2.

4

Can CVE-2015-3165 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2015-3165 can be exploited remotely by attackers to cause a crash in PostgreSQL.

5

What systems are vulnerable to CVE-2015-3165?

Systems with affected versions of PostgreSQL running on various distributions like Ubuntu and Debian are vulnerable to CVE-2015-3165.

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