Heap buffer overflow in psqlODBC row cache on later FETCH
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-191 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
psqlODBC sizes its row cache from the column count of a cursor's first result, but does not check that later FETCH replies keep the same column count. A server not trusted under current SSL settings can answer a later FETCH with more columns, making the driver write tuple records past the end of a heap allocation (CWE-787). This is reachable with UseDeclareFetch enabled. Versions from 0 before 18.00.0006 are affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
psqlODBC sizes its row cache from the column count of a cursor's first result, but recomputes the column count from each later FETCH reply without checking that it matches. A server not trusted under current SSL settings can answer a later FETCH with more columns and make the driver write tuple records past the end of the heap allocation. A keyset reply with fewer columns than the key fields also underflows the unsigned field count. This is reachable with UseDeclareFetch enabled. Versions before psqlODBC 18.00.0006 are affected.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | psqlODBC | before 18.00.0006 | 18.00.0006 | Patch available | CNA |
- psqlODBC VendorPostgreSQL Affected before 18.00.0006 Fixed in 18.00.0006 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update PostgreSQL psqlODBC to 18.00.0006. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA psqlODBC (PostgreSQL) Fixed in 18.00.0006
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
PostgreSQL psqlODBC 18.00.0006
11 records Highest priority Priority LOW 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-83949 Out-of-bounds access in psqlODBC via unchecked column and row numbersPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-83947 SQL injection in psqlODBC SQLSpecialColumns table and schema namesPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-83946 Stack buffer overflow in psqlODBC ODBC escape parserPriority LOW 35
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120058
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-239q-q7g3-5876
- 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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- TI-2019-06651 In PostgreSQL 9.3 through 11.2, the "COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM" function allows superusers and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-05187 Improper authentication in postgresql CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06097 Unchecked Class Instantiation when providing Plugin Classes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-13237 SQL Injection in ResultSet.refreshRow() with malicious column names in pgjdbc CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2020-15711 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-120058 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120058 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-239q-q7g3-5876 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-120058 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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