{"id":"USN-2894-1","summary":"postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4 vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain regular\nexpressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\nPostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-0773)\n\nIt was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain configuration\nsettings (GUCS) for users of PL/Java. A remote attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-0766)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T09:21:02.789027Z","published":"2016-02-11T17:51:42Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0766","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0773"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-0766","CVE-2016-0773","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0766","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0773"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2894-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0766"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0773"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"postgresql-9.3","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/postgresql-9.3@9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04"}]}],"versions":["9.3.1-1","9.3.2-1","9.3.2-1ubuntu1","9.3.2-1ubuntu2","9.3.3-1","9.3.3-1bzr1","9.3.3-1bzr2","9.3.4-1","9.3.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04","9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04","9.3.8-0ubuntu0.4.04","9.3.9-0ubuntu0.14.04","9.3.10-0ubuntu0.14.04"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"libecpg-compat3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"libecpg6"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"libpgtypes3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"libpq5"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-client-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-contrib-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-doc-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-plperl-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-plpython-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-plpython3-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-pltcl-9.3"},{"binary_version":"9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04","binary_name":"postgresql-server-dev-9.3"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2894-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2016-0766"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2016-0773"}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}