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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0245 · published 1 February 2005

CVE-2005-0245: Postgresql vulnerability

Postgresql · Postgresql

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 14% · top 3.5%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-01/msg00298.php Vendor Advisory
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-02/msg00049.php Vendor Advisory
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2005-01/msg00216.php ExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12948 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-683 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:040 Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-138.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-150.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12417 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19188 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10175 Third Party Advisory
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-01/msg00298.php Vendor Advisory
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-02/msg00049.php Vendor Advisory
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2005-01/msg00216.php ExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12948 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-683 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:040 Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-138.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-150.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12417 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19188 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10175 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0245), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.