CVE-2016-5424
Public on 2016-09-15
Modified on 2016-09-15
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql92 | 2016-09-15 | ALAS-2016-747 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql93 | 2016-09-15 | ALAS-2016-747 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql94 | 2016-09-15 | ALAS-2016-747 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |