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…

published 2005-02-01 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0246

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 14.5%; EPSS 14.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 1 links 3

postgresql postgresql 7.3.10, 7.4.7

postgresql RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
postgresql-pl RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
postgresql-tcl RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
postgresql-jdbc RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
postgresql-libs RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
postgresql-test RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
postgresql-python RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1
postgresql-server RHEL 4 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:138 RHSA-2005:141

redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-138.html advisory
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-150.html advisory
secunia.com/advisories/12948 advisory

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0245 updated 2025-11-21

security flaw

Red Hat Desktop version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.9-2, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.9-2, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 postgresql 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-test 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 postgresql 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-test 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:150
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.9-2, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 postgresql 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-test 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:150
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.9-2, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 postgresql 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-test 7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:138

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Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:150

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Timeline

2005-02-01 First public exploit (EDB-25076)
2005-02-01 Published

Exploit prediction

14.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-25076 PostgreSQL 7.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities dos, 2005-02-01
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/12948 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-683 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
archives.postgresql.org http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2005-01/msg00216.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds

PostgreSQL rss critical rss

References

redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-138.html
vendor-advisory, patch
redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-150.html
vendor-advisory, patch
secunia.com /advisories/12948
third-party-advisory, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
debian.org /security/2005/dsa-683
vendor-advisory, exploit
archives.postgresql.org /pgsql-patches/2005-01/msg00216.php
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:040
vendor-advisory, broken-link
novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
vendor-advisory, broken-link
archives.postgresql.org /pgsql-committers/2005-02/msg00049.php
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
archives.postgresql.org /pgsql-committers/2005-01/msg00298.php
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/19188
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2
mailing-list, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10175
vdb-entry, signature, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/12417
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2005-0245
NVD CVE-2005-0245

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Summary