vulnerability
PostgreSQL: CVE-2016-5423: Certain nested CASE/WHEN expressions can crash server
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 12, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 12, 2016
Added
Aug 12, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL server handled certain SQL statements containing CASE/WHEN commands. A remote, authenticated attacker could use a specially crafted SQL statement to cause PostgreSQL to crash or disclose a few bytes of server memory or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Solution(s)
postgres-upgrade-9_1_23postgres-upgrade-9_2_18postgres-upgrade-9_3_14postgres-upgrade-9_4_9postgres-upgrade-9_5_4
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