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title: "CVE-2017-15098\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-15098

Publication date 9 November 2017

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

**8.1 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15098?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| postgresql-10 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| postgresql-9.1 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| postgresql-9.3 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 9.3.20-0ubuntu0.14.04 |
| postgresql-9.5 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 9.5.10-0ubuntu0.16.04 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| postgresql-9.6 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.10 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 9.6.6-0ubuntu0.17.04 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 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**

8.1 · High

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.1 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15098)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15098)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-15098)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15098)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3479-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3479-1)
+ PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
+ 14 November 2017

### Other references

* <https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15098>