CVE-2016-5424

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.67% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html vendor advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425 vendor advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html release notes vendor advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html release notes vendor advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/ patch third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html vendor advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5424?
CVE-2016-5424 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5424?
To fix CVE-2016-5424, 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-2016-5424 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5424 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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