vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3066-1 (CVE-2016-5424): PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 18, 2016 | Aug 22, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 18, 2016
Added
Aug 22, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
Heikki Linnakangas discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain
nested CASE/WHEN expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-5423)
Nathan Bossart discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled special
characters in database and role names. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-5424)
Solution(s)
ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-9-1ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-9-3ubuntu-upgrade-postgresql-9-5
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