vulnerability
PostgreSQL: CVE-2016-5424: Exceptional database and role names could enable escalation to superuser
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | 2016-08-12 | 2016-08-12 | 2025-04-14 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
2016-08-12
Added
2016-08-12
Modified
2025-04-14
Description
A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL client programs handled database and role names containing newlines, carriage returns, double quotes, or backslashes. By crafting such an object name, roles with the CREATEDB or CREATEROLE option could escalate their privileges to superuser when a superuser next executes maintenance with a vulnerable client program.
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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