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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql93Upgrade postgresql92Upgrade postgresql94 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-9.4Upgrade postgresql-9.1 | Mar 31, 2017 | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql96-serverUpgrade postgresql91-serverUpgrade postgresql94-serverUpgrade postgresql93-serverUpgrade postgresql95-clientUpgrade postgresql95-serverUpgrade postgresql96-clientUpgrade postgresql92-serverUpgrade postgresql93-clientUpgrade postgresql94-clientUpgrade postgresql92-client | May 11, 2017 | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql | Nov 9, 2016 | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.3.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.1.23Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.5.4Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.4.9Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.2.18 | Aug 12, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresqlNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-contrib | Nov 4, 2016 | Nov 3, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql94-docsUpgrade postgresql93Upgrade postgresql94-develUpgrade postgresql94-contribUpgrade postgresql93-docsUpgrade postgresql94Upgrade libecpg6Upgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql93-serverUpgrade postgresql93-contribUpgrade postgresql94-server | Oct 12, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-9.3Upgrade postgresql-9.5Upgrade postgresql-9.1 | Aug 22, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 |
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