CVE-2006-0553

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-0553
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-02-14 19:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionPostgreSQL 8.1.0 through 8.1.2 allows authenticated database users to gain additional privileges via "knowledge of the backend protocol" using a crafted SET ROLE to other database users, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0678.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS: 0.018390000 probability, percentile 0.829870000 (date 2026-04-16)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Minor Releases 7.3 thru 8.1 Available to Fix Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.postgresql.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
OpenPKG Meta: SiteMap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.org Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL Remote SET ROLE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - PostgreSQL SET ROLE Validation Error Lets Remote Authenticated Users Obtain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#567452 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 8.1: Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2006-08-30Mark J CoxThis issue did not affect the versions of PostgreSQL as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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