Disclosure of user information in PostgreSQL and Oracle Linux - CVE-2016-5424
Published: August 15, 2016 / Updated: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU315
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5424
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Oracle
Oracle
Affected software:
PostgreSQL
Oracle Linux
PostgreSQL
Oracle Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in PostgreSQL. A remote authenticated attacker with CREATEDB or CREATEROLE roles can gain elevated privileges on the target system by creating a specially crafted object name containing newlines, carriage returns, double quotes, or backslashes.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of user information.
The vulnerability exists in PostgreSQL. A remote authenticated attacker with CREATEDB or CREATEROLE roles can gain elevated privileges on the target system by creating a specially crafted object name containing newlines, carriage returns, double quotes, or backslashes.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of user information.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5424
Install the following versions: (9.1.23, 9.2.18, 9.3.14, 9.4.9, 9.5.4).