Input validation error in PostgreSQL - CVE-2006-5542
Published: October 11, 2017 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111784
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5542
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
PostgreSQL
How to mitigate CVE-2006-5542
Install update from vendor's website.
PostgreSQL - update to 8.1.5
External References
- http://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgsql/changeset/25953
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22584
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23048
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24577
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/59650c03a8bc5ae310cd7898bd106ad2.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:194
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.664
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20717
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0059/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4182
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10122