CVE-2016-5424

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…

published December 9, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04612 · 91.6th percentile
Published
2016-12-09T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 DEC 23:00Z
    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…
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