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CVE-2016-5424
Published: Dec 9, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2016:1781
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1036617
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
RHSA-2016:1821
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
DSA-3646
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
GLSA-201701-33
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
RHSA-2017:2425
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
92435
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2016:2606
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2016:1820
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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