4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-3165
PostgreSQL SSL Session Double Free
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3165 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Apple mac_os_x_server
1 Postgresql postgresql
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-3165.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1194.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1195.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1196.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 Third Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html Release Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74787 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2621-1 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-20
https://support.apple.com/HT205219 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1194.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1195.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1196.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 Third Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html Release Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74787 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2621-1 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-20
https://support.apple.com/HT205219 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1194.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1195.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1196.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270
    Added Reference http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/
    Added Reference http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
    Added Reference http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
    Added Reference http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html
    Added Reference http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html
    Added Reference http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74787
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2621-1
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-20
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205219
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1196.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1195.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1194.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-20 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74787 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74787 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205219 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205219 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html Release Notes
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205219
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html">CWE-415: Double Free</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2621-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2621-1 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/ Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269 Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2015

    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-2015-3165 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-2015-3165 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

16.60 }} 8.06%

score

0.95999

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability