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CVE-2016-5424

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.

Published

2016-12-09T23:59:02.050

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-94
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql ≤ 9.1.22 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.7 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.8 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.9 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.10 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.11 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.12 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.13 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.14 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.15 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.16 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.17 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.7 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.8 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.9 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.10 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.11 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.12 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.13 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.7 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.8 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.3 Yes
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