Is CVE-2015-0242 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-0242 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-0242?

CVE-2015-0242 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-0242?

CVE-2015-0242 has an EPSS score of 5.07% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0242?

Upgrade postgresql to 9.4.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-0242

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the *printf function implementations in PostgreSQL before 9.0.19, 9.1.x before 9.1.15, 9.2.x before 9.2.10, 9.3.x before 9.3.6, and 9.4.x before 9.4.1, when running on a Windows system, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a floating point number with a large precision, as demonstrated by using the to_char function.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

postgresqlNVD

Affected:>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.1Fixed in:9.4.1CVE-2015-0242derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

Third-Party Advisory1

debian.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.