GHSA-X6GF-MPR2-68H6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-19 15:31 – Updated: 2026-03-30 21:09
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Summary
Duplicate Advisory: pgproto3: Negative field length panics in DataRow.Decode
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Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jqcq-xjh3-6g23. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

A flaw was found in pgproto3. A malicious or compromised PostgreSQL server can exploit this by sending a DataRow message with a negative field length. This input validation vulnerability can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a slice bounds out of range panic.

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7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/jackc/pgproto3/v2"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.3.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-4427"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-129"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-19T19:34:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-19T15:16:28Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Duplicate Advisory\n\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jqcq-xjh3-6g23. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nA flaw was found in pgproto3. A malicious or compromised PostgreSQL server can exploit this by sending a DataRow message with a negative field length. This input validation vulnerability can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a slice bounds out of range panic.",
  "id": "GHSA-x6gf-mpr2-68h6",
  "modified": "2026-03-30T21:09:40Z",
  "published": "2026-03-19T15:31:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4427"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/golang/vulndb/issues/4518"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jackc/pgx/issues/2507"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4427"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448626"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/jackc/pgproto3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://securityinfinity.com/research/memory-safety-vulnerabilities-in-go-postgresql-wire-protocol-parsers-pgproto3-pgx"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Duplicate Advisory: pgproto3: Negative field length panics in DataRow.Decode",
  "withdrawn": "2026-03-30T21:09:40Z"
}


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