SB2023101297 - Input validation error in PostgreSQL
Published: October 12, 2023 Updated: June 23, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023101297
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5541)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform service disruption.
backend/parser/parse_coerce.c in PostgreSQL 7.4.1 through 7.4.14, 8.0.x before 8.0.9, and 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a coercion of an unknown element to ANYARRAY.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgsql/changeset/26457
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.664
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20717
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22584
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0059/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22606
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-2
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/59650c03a8bc5ae310cd7898bd106ad2.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23048
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23132
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24577
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:194
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4182
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10905