7.5
HIGH
CVE-2005-0245
PostgreSQL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in gram.y for PostgreSQL 8.0.0 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of arguments to a refcursor function (gram.y), which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0247.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 1, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 19, 2023, 8:13 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0245 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Postgresql postgresql

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0245 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:040 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:040 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12417 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12417 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19188 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19188 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10175 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10175 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.3 up to (excluding) 7.3.10 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4 up to (excluding) 7.4.7 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10175 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10175 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/19188 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19188 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0245 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-0245 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.84 }} 0.05%

score

0.88553

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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