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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-592-1 postgresql-9.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3646-1 postgresql-9.4 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6369 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3066-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:00:59.909Z

Reserved: 2016-06-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5424

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-09T23:59:02.050

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-5424

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5424 - Bugzilla

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