CVE-2006-0678

Severity: low (CVSS 1.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-02-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PostgreSQL 7.3.x before 7.3.14, 7.4.x before 7.4.12, 8.0.x before 8.0.7, and 8.1.x before 8.1.3, when compiled with Asserts enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0553.

Affected products

PostgreSQL: 7.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5 (+30)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/18890
http://secunia.com/advisories/19015
http://secunia.com/advisories/19035
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/498
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.004-postgresql.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.html#RELEASE-8-1-3
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425037/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16650
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0008
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-258-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0605
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24719

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