GHSA-9J99-5J9Q-2GMP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:56 – Updated: 2025-04-12 13:07
VLAI?
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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.

Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-5424"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-12-09T23:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-9j99-5j9q-2gmp",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:07:01Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:56:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5424"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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