Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PostgreSQL - CVE-2006-0553
Published: October 19, 2018 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111790
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-0553
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to read and manipulate data.
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.
Affected software
PostgreSQL
How to mitigate CVE-2006-0553
Install update from vendor's website.
PostgreSQL - update to 8.1.3
External References
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2006-02/msg00008.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18890
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015636
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567452
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.004-postgresql.html
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0605
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24718