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postgresql: privilege escalation via crafted database and role names

🗓️ 03 Nov 2016 08:13:40Reported by RedHatType 
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PostgreSQL flaw lets CREATEDB or CREATEROLE roles become superuser via names with characters.

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium is affected by Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
16 Jun 201822:03
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in postgresql affect PowerKVM
18 Jun 201801:34
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium is affected by Using Components with Known vulnerabilities (multiple CVEs)
16 Jun 201822:02
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FreeBSD		PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
11 May 201700:00
–freebsd
FreeBSD		PostgreSQL -- Denial-of-Service and Code Injection Vulnerabilities
11 Aug 201600:00
–freebsd
Tenable Nessus		PostgreSQL 9.1.x < 9.1.23 / 9.2.x < 9.2.18 / 9.3.x < 9.3.14 / 9.4.x < 9.4.9 / 9.5.x < 9.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
9 Sep 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql92 / postgresql93,postgresql94 (ALAS-2016-747)
16 Sep 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : postgresql (CESA-2016:2606)
28 Nov 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-592-1 : postgresql-9.1 security update
12 Aug 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-3646-1 : postgresql-9.4 - security update
12 Aug 201600:00
–nessus
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64postgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7i686postgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppcpostgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64postgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64lepostgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390postgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390xpostgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7x86_64postgresql9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-9.2.18-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64postgresql-contrib9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-contrib-9.2.18-1.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64postgresql-contrib9.2.18-1.el7postgresql-contrib-9.2.18-1.el7.ppc64.rpm
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7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 24.6
CVSS 37.1
EPSS0.04612
CWE-20
PostgreSQLprivilege escalationcrafted namesdatabase namesrole namessuperuser
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