A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL server handled certain SQL statements containing CASE/WHEN commands. A remote, authenticated attacker could use a specially crafted SQL statement to cause PostgreSQL to crash or disclose a few bytes of server memory or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql92 | 2016-09-15 19:00 | ALAS-2016-747 |
Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql93 | 2016-09-15 19:00 | ALAS-2016-747 |
Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql94 | 2016-09-15 19:00 | ALAS-2016-747 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H |