CVE-2014-2669

CVE-2014-2669 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postgresql with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-189.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.5)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (88th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-189
• Affected product: Postgresql
• Published: 2014-03-31
• Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Multiple integer overflows in contrib/hstore/hstore_io.c in PostgreSQL 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the (1) hstore_recv, (2) hstore_from_arrays, and (3) hstore_from_array functions in contrib/hstore/hstore_io.c; and the (4) hstoreArrayToPairs function in contrib/hstore/hstore_op.c, which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2014-0064 because it has a different set of affected versions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2669?

Multiple integer overflows in contrib/hstore/hstore_io.c in PostgreSQL 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the (1) hstore_recv, (2) hstore_from_arrays, and (3) hstore_from_array functions in contrib/hstore/hstore_io.c; and the (4) hstoreArrayToPairs function in contrib/hstore/hstore_op.c, which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2014-0064 because it has a different set of affected versions.

How severe is CVE-2014-2669?

CVE-2014-2669 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2014-2669 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (88th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2014-2669?

CVE-2014-2669 primarily affects Postgresql. In total, 37 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2669?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2014-2669 published?

CVE-2014-2669 was published on 2014-03-31 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0221.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0469.html
• http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2865
• http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/
• http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
• https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/31400a673325147e1205326008e32135a78b4d8a

Affected products (37)

• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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