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CVE-2023-5869

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Published: Dec 10, 2023 | Modified: Sep 14, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
8.8 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5869
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL that allows authenticated database users to execute arbitrary code through missing overflow checks during SQL array value modification. This issue exists due to an integer overflow during array modification where a remote user can trigger the overflow by providing specially crafted data. This enables the execution of arbitrary code on the target system, allowing users to write arbitrary bytes to memory and extensively read the servers memory.

Weakness

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Postgresql Postgresql 11.0 (including) 11.22 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 12.0 (including) 12.17 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 13.0 (including) 13.13 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 14.0 (including) 14.10 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 15.0 (including) 15.5 (excluding)
Postgresql Postgresql 16.0 (including) 16.0 (including)
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8:4.2.4-6 *
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8:4.2.4-6 *
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-operator-bundle:4.2.4-7 *
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8:4.2.4-6 *
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8:4.2.4-7 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RedHat postgresql-0:9.2.24-9.el7_9 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat postgresql:13-8090020231114113712.a75119d5 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat postgresql:12-8090020231128173330.a75119d5 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat postgresql:10-8090020231201202407.a75119d5 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat postgresql:15-8090020231114113548.a75119d5 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat postgresql:10-8010020231130170510.c27ad7f8 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support RedHat postgresql:12-8020020231128165246.4cda2c84 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support RedHat postgresql:10-8020020231201202149.4cda2c84 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service RedHat postgresql:12-8020020231128165246.4cda2c84 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service RedHat postgresql:10-8020020231201202149.4cda2c84 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat postgresql:12-8020020231128165246.4cda2c84 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat postgresql:10-8020020231201202149.4cda2c84 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support RedHat postgresql:12-8040020231127153301.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support RedHat postgresql:13-8040020231127154806.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support RedHat postgresql:10-8040020231127142440.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service RedHat postgresql:12-8040020231127153301.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service RedHat postgresql:13-8040020231127154806.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service RedHat postgresql:10-8040020231127142440.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat postgresql:12-8040020231127153301.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat postgresql:13-8040020231127154806.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat postgresql:10-8040020231127142440.522a0ee4 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:13-8060020231114115246.ad008a3a *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:12-8060020231128165328.ad008a3a *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:10-8060020231201202249.ad008a3a *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:13-8080020231114105206.63b34585 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:12-8080020231128165335.63b34585 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:10-8080020231201202316.63b34585 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:15-8080020231113134015.63b34585 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 RedHat postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_3 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 RedHat postgresql:15-9030020231120082734.rhel9 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_0 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql-0:13.13-1.el9_2 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support RedHat postgresql:15-9020020231115020618.rhel9 *
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RedHat rh-postgresql12-postgresql-0:12.17-1.el7 *
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RedHat rh-postgresql10-postgresql-0:10.23-2.el7 *
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RedHat rh-postgresql13-postgresql-0:13.13-1.el7 *
RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8:3.74.8-9 *
RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8:3.74.8-9 *
RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-operator-bundle:3.74.8-7 *
RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8:3.74.8-9 *
RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8:3.74.8-9 *
RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8:4.1.6-6 *
RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8:4.1.6-6 *
RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-operator-bundle:4.1.6-6 *
RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8:4.1.6-6 *
RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8 RedHat advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8:4.1.6-6 *
Postgresql-10 Ubuntu bionic *
Postgresql-10 Ubuntu esm-infra/bionic *
Postgresql-12 Ubuntu focal *
Postgresql-12 Ubuntu trusty *
Postgresql-12 Ubuntu upstream *
Postgresql-14 Ubuntu jammy *
Postgresql-14 Ubuntu upstream *
Postgresql-15 Ubuntu lunar *
Postgresql-15 Ubuntu mantic *
Postgresql-15 Ubuntu upstream *
Postgresql-16 Ubuntu upstream *
Postgresql-9.1 Ubuntu trusty *
Postgresql-9.3 Ubuntu trusty *
Postgresql-9.5 Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Postgresql-9.5 Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • If possible, choose a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • Use libraries or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++). [REF-106]
  • Perform input validation on any numeric input by ensuring that it is within the expected range. Enforce that the input meets both the minimum and maximum requirements for the expected range.
  • Use unsigned integers where possible. This makes it easier to perform validation for integer overflows. When signed integers are required, ensure that the range check includes minimum values as well as maximum values.
  • Understand the programming language’s underlying representation and how it interacts with numeric calculation (CWE-681). Pay close attention to byte size discrepancies, precision, signed/unsigned distinctions, truncation, conversion and casting between types, “not-a-number” calculations, and how the language handles numbers that are too large or too small for its underlying representation. [REF-7]
  • Also be careful to account for 32-bit, 64-bit, and other potential differences that may affect the numeric representation.

References

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