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Heap buffer overflow in psqlODBC row cache on later FETCH

Priority LOW 34CWE-191Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00255 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial psqlODBC (PostgreSQL): 18.00.0006Red Hat: 5 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PostgreSQLpsqlODBCbefore 18.00.000618.00.0006Patch availableCNA
  • 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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120058
  2. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-11-02 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-239q-q7g3-5876
  5. 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2024-01491 pgjdbc SQL Injection via line comment generation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • 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
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