CVE-2006-5540

N/A Unknown

Published: October 26, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22562

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22584

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22606

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22636

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23048

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23132

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24094

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24284

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24577

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc