CVE-2026-6474 (GCVE-0-2026-6474)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-14 13:00 – Updated: 2026-05-14 15:30
VLAI?
Title
PostgreSQL timeofday() can disclose portions of server memory
Summary
Externally-controlled format string in PostgreSQL timeofday() function allows an attacker to retrieve portions of server memory, via crafted timezone zones. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a PostgreSQL Affected: 18 , < 18.4 (rpm)
Affected: 17 , < 17.10 (rpm)
Affected: 16 , < 16.14 (rpm)
Affected: 15 , < 15.18 (rpm)
Affected: 0 , < 14.23 (rpm)
Credits
The PostgreSQL project thanks Xint Code for reporting this problem.
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