CVE-2006-0553
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · CWE-264
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
PostgreSQL 8.1.0 through 8.1.2 allows authenticated database users to gain additional privileges via "knowledge of the backend protocol" using a crafted SET ROLE to other database users, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0678.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://secunia.com/advisories/18890 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18890Patch
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.004-postgresql.htmlAdvisory
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2006-02/msg00008.php
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015636
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567452
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.html#RELEASE-8-1-3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425037/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16649