CVE-2016-5424

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PostgreSQL before 9.1.23, 9.2.x before 9.2.18, 9.3.x before 9.3.14, 9.4.x before 9.4.9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.4 might all

PostgreSQL before 9.1.23, 9.2.x before 9.2.18, 9.3.x before 9.3.14, 9.4.x before 9.4.9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.4 might allow remote authenticated users with the CREATEDB or CREATEROLE role to gain superuser privileges via a (1) " (double quote), (2) \ (backslash), (3) carriage return, or (4) newline character in a (a) database or (b) role name that is mishandled during an administrative operation.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.01674

Schedule remediation

CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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Affected Products & Versions

debian linuxall versions
postgresql<= 9.1.22
postgresqlall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.1

HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD09 Dec 2016 · 11:59 PM

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

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:2425Moderate
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2414-1
Show all 12 vendor advisoriessuse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2415-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2418-1
usnUSN-3066-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:1781Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2016:2606Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2016:1820Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2016:1821Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Show all 14 references

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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