CVE-2016-5423
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 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash), obtain sensitive memory…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash), obtain sensitive memory information, or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a CASE expression within the test value subexpression of another CASE or (2) inlining of an SQL function that implements the equality operator used for a CASE expression involving values of different types.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.96% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · postgresql/postgresql
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92433Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1364001Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-4-9.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-4.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1781.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1820.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1821.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2606.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3646Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92433Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036617Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1364001Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-33
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1688/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-23.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-18.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-3-14.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.