CVE-2016-5424 | BDVDB-2026-79544 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
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
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.