CVE-2006-5540

medium

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."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11425

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-5525

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4182

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-1

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0059/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20717

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0064.html

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.664

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:194

http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/59650c03a8bc5ae310cd7898bd106ad2.html

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115

http://secunia.com/advisories/24577

http://secunia.com/advisories/24284

http://secunia.com/advisories/24094

http://secunia.com/advisories/23132

http://secunia.com/advisories/23048

http://secunia.com/advisories/22636

http://secunia.com/advisories/22606

http://secunia.com/advisories/22584

http://secunia.com/advisories/22562

http://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgsql/changeset/25504

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-10-26

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0203