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CVE-2006-0553

PostgreSQL 8.1.0 through 8.1.2 allows authenticated database users to gain additional privileges via "knowledge of the backend protocol" using a crafted SET ROLE to other database users, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0678.

Published

2006-02-14T19:06:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.1.0	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.1.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.1.2	Yes

References

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2006-02/msg00008.php ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/18890 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015636 ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567452 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.004-postgresql.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.html#RELEASE-8-1-3 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425037/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16649 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0605 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24718 ([email protected])
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2006-02/msg00008.php (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18890 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015636 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567452 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.004-postgresql.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.html#RELEASE-8-1-3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425037/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16649 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0605 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24718 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)