CVE-2016-5424
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 9, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 10, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- RHSA-2016:1781vendor-advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html
- 1036617vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:1821vendor-advisory
- DSA-3646vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201701-33vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:2425vendor-advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html
- 92435vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:2606vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1820vendor-advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html
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