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 postgresql92Upgrade postgresql94Upgrade postgresql93 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-9.1Upgrade postgresql-9.4 | Mar 31, 2017 | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql95-clientUpgrade postgresql93-serverUpgrade postgresql95-serverUpgrade postgresql91-serverUpgrade postgresql96-serverUpgrade postgresql94-serverUpgrade postgresql96-clientUpgrade postgresql93-clientUpgrade postgresql92-serverUpgrade postgresql92-clientUpgrade postgresql94-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-libsUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-test | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql | Nov 9, 2016 | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.1.23Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.5.4Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.3.14Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.4.9Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.2.18 | Aug 12, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-testNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-devel | Nov 4, 2016 | Nov 3, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql94-serverUpgrade postgresql94Upgrade postgresql93-contribUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade postgresql93-serverUpgrade postgresql93Upgrade postgresql94-develUpgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql94-contribUpgrade postgresql94-docsUpgrade postgresql93-docs | Oct 12, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-9.3Upgrade postgresql-9.1Upgrade postgresql-9.5 | Aug 22, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 |
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