CVE-2017-15098

Invalid json_populate_recordset or jsonb_populate_recordset function calls in PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, and 9.3.x before 9.3.20 can crash the server or disclose a few bytes of server memory.

Published: 2017-11-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-15098 is rated High Risk (66.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.72%). EPSS rose +2.86% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15098

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.86% 3.72% +2.86%
2 2026-03-11 0.77% 0.86% +0.09%
3 2025-12-08 — 0.77% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15098

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.2 [email protected]
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15098

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-15098

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2017-15098: 3 source package rows (postgresql, postgresql14, postgresql15); 16 state rows across 11 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-community, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.20-main, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 16, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-15098
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15098
suse high CVE-2017-15098 severity important: SUSE including 160 source package names (libecpg6, libecpg6-10.10-1.15.1, …), 1047 product×package rows across 75 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (75 product lines)): Known Not Affected 866, Fixed 181. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15098/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-15098 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (postgresql-10, postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.5, postgresql-9.6), 40 status rows across 8 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 29, released 5, needs-triage 4, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15098

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15098

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql 9.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.19 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15098

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