{
    "id": "CVE-2015-3166",
    "published": "2019-11-20 21:15:11",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:25:27",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "The snprintf implementation 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 does not properly handle system-call errors, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by an out-of-memory error.",
    "epss_score": "0.04611",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91431",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:12",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "postgresql",
            "product": "postgresql"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html",
        "http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2621-1",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3269",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3270",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587/",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html",
        "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html"
    ]
}