SB2017101147 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL

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SB2017101147 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL

Published: October 11, 2017 Updated: June 23, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017101147
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5542)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform service disruption.

backend/tcop/postgres.c in PostgreSQL 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) related to duration logging of V3-protocol Execute messages for (1) COMMIT and (2) ROLLBACK SQL statements.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5540)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform service disruption.

backend/parser/analyze.c in PostgreSQL 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via certain aggregate functions in an UPDATE statement, which are not properly handled during a "MIN/MAX index optimization."


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References