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title: "CVE-2016-0773\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-0773

Publication date 11 February 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0773?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

PostgreSQL before 9.1.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.11, 9.4.x
before 9.4.6, and 9.5.x before 9.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (infinite loop or buffer overflow and crash) via a large
Unicode character range in a regular expression.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| postgresql-8.4 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| postgresql-9.1 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 9.1.20-0ubuntu0.14.04 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 9.1.20-0ubuntu0.12.04 |
| postgresql-9.3 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| postgresql-9.4 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 9.4.6-0ubuntu0.15.10 |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| postgresql-9.5 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0773)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0773)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-0773)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0773)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2894-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2894-1)
+ PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
+ 11 February 2016

### Other references

* <http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1644/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0773>