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TI-2006-05351 Aliases CVE-2006-5540GHSA-5wmv-4mw3-5frc

backend/parser/analyze.c in PostgreSQL 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0203 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 56

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
Show 46 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.13VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.14VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.15VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.13VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.13 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.14 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.15 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.13 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2007:0068 Released 2007-03-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) postgresql-8.1.8-1.el5, postgresql-8.1.8-1.el5.i386, postgresql-8.1.8-1.el5.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql-8.1.8-1.el5, postgresql-8.1.8-1.el5.i386, postgresql-contrib-8.1.8-1.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql-8.1.8-1.el5, postgresql-devel-8.1.8-1.el5, postgresql-devel-8.1.8-1.el5.i386 +6
  • RHSA-2007:0067 Released 2007-02-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) postgresql-8.1.7-3.el4s1.1, postgresql-8.1.7-3.el4s1.1.i386, postgresql-contrib-8.1.7-3.el4s1.1 +17
    • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) postgresql-8.1.7-3.el4s1.1, postgresql-8.1.7-3.el4s1.1.i386, postgresql-contrib-8.1.7-3.el4s1.1 +17
  • RHSA-2007:0064 Released 2007-02-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1, rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1.i386, rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.18-1 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1, rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1.i386, rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1.ia64 +41
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1.ia64 +41
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-contrib-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1, rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1.i386, rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1.ia64 +30
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1.ia64 +30
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1, rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1.i386, rh-postgresql-7.3.18-1.ia64 +30
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1.ia64 +30

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4)Fixed RHSA-2007:0067
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4)Fixed RHSA-2007:0067
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0064

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5540
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wmv-4mw3-5frc

References

Advisory 8

Other 6

  • TI-2019-06651 In PostgreSQL 9.3 through 11.2, the "COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM" function allows superusers and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2017-05187 Improper authentication in postgresql CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15711 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-01675 Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2007-03176 The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2022-01423 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 202 →

Sources

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