CVE-2016-5424
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html
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