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CVE-2006-5540: postgresql

CVSS: 4.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 26-10-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-5540 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.03%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
RHSA-2007:0064RHSA-2007:0067RHSA-2007:0068

Timeline

  1. 26-10-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.10 pp

From 1.93% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Postgresql1 product
  • postgresqlEOL6.3.2 | 6.5.3 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.2 | 7.2.1 | 7.2.2 | 7.2.3 | 7.2.4 | 7.2.7 | 7.3 | 7.3.1 | 7.3.2 | 7.3.3 | 7.3.4 | 7.3.6 | 7.3.8 | 7.3.9 | 7.3.10 | 7.3.11 | 7.3.12 | 7.3.13 | 7.3.14 | 7.3.15 | 7.4 | 7.4.1 | 7.4.2 | 7.4.3 | 7.4.4 | 7.4.5 | 7.4.6 | 7.4.7 | 7.4.8 | 7.4.9 | 7.4.10 | 7.4.11 | 7.4.12 | 7.4.13 | 8.0 | 8.0.1 | 8.0.2 | 8.0.3 | 8.0.4 | 8.0.5 | 8.0.6 | 8.0.7 | 8.0.8 | 8.1 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.3 | 8.1.4

1 vendor · 1 product

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