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) | Aug 12, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/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 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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