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CVE-2006-5540 Detail

Description

backend/parser/analyze.c in PostgreSQL 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via certain aggregate functions in an UPDATE statement, which are not properly handled during a "MIN/MAX index optimization."


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc CVE, MITRE
http://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgsql/changeset/25504 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22562 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22584 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22606 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22636 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23048 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23132 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24094 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24284 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24577 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115 CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm CVE, MITRE
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/59650c03a8bc5ae310cd7898bd106ad2.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:194 CVE, MITRE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.664 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0064.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20717 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0059/ CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-2 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4182 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11425 CVE, MITRE

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5540
NVD Published Date:
10/26/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE