CVE-2016-5424
PostgreSQL Administrative Operator Injection
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 9, 2016, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5424 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 Added Reference https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/ Added Reference https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html Added Reference https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html Added Reference https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html Added Reference https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html Added Reference https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/ No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-94 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92435 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5424 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5424
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.67 }} -2.44%
score
0.80432
percentile