CVE-2006-5541

Description

backend/parser/parse_coerce.c in PostgreSQL 7.4.1 through 7.4.14, 8.0.x before 8.0.9, and 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a coercion of an unknown element to ANYARRAY.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.45% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:194	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-2	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115	url repurposed third party advisory vdb entry
http://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgsql/changeset/26457	broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4182	vdb entry url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/22606	third party advisory url repurposed
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/59650c03a8bc5ae310cd7898bd106ad2.html	third party advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.664	patch broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10905	signature vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23048	third party advisory url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/24577	third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html	vendor advisory broken link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23132	third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22636	third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html	vendor advisory url repurposed
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0059/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22562	third party advisory url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/22584	third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20717	patch third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5541?: CVE-2006-5541 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5541?: To fix CVE-2006-5541, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5541 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5541 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.