CVE-2026-120067

psqlODBC stack buffer overflow copying ctid and oid values for updatable cursors

Published Nov 2, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
For updatable cursors, which are enabled by default, psqlODBC adds hidden ctid and, for tables with OIDs, oid columns to the query. It copies each value into a 32-byte stack buffer using the length the server sent, without checking it against the buffer size, so a value of 32 bytes or more writes past the buffer. A server not trusted under current SSL settings can send such a value. So can any database user who can create a view with its own column named ctid that the application reads with an updatable cursor. Builds with _FORTIFY_SOURCE abort; other builds overwrite adjacent stack memory. Versions before psqlODBC 18.00.0006 are affected.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to psqlODBC 18.00.0006 or later. The driver rejects a keyset value that does not fit its buffer, and the query fails with SQLSTATE HY000.


Vendor Workaround

Set UpdatableCursors=0 in the connection string or DSN, so the driver does not add the keyset columns.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Postgresql
Postgresql psqlodbc
Vendors & Products Postgresql
Postgresql psqlodbc
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description For updatable cursors, which are enabled by default, psqlODBC adds hidden ctid and, for tables with OIDs, oid columns to the query. It copies each value into a 32-byte stack buffer using the length the server sent, without checking it against the buffer size, so a value of 32 bytes or more writes past the buffer. A server not trusted under current SSL settings can send such a value. So can any database user who can create a view with its own column named ctid that the application reads with an updatable cursor. Builds with _FORTIFY_SOURCE abort; other builds overwrite adjacent stack memory. Versions before psqlODBC 18.00.0006 are affected.
Title psqlODBC stack buffer overflow copying ctid and oid values for updatable cursors
Weaknesses CWE-121
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
PostgreSQL
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 7:33 PM
Reserved
Oct 30, 2026, 7:25 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 2, 2026, 7:18 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 8:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 2, 2026, 7:09 PM