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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2006-0553 Detail

Description

PostgreSQL 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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/30/2006)

This issue did not affect the versions of PostgreSQL as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2006-02/msg00008.php CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18890 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015636 CVE, MITRE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567452 CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.004-postgresql.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.html#RELEASE-8-1-3 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425037/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16649 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0605 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24718 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-0553
NVD Published Date:
02/14/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE