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CVE-2006-5541: postgresql

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

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-5541 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 3.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.16%
0%100%
Low · +1.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2

Timeline

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

Description

backend/parser/parse_coerce.c in PostgreSQL 7.4.1 through 7.4.14, 8.0.x before 8.0.9, and 8.1.x before 8.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a coercion of an unknown element to ANYARRAY.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+1.00 pp

From 2.16% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.16%

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
  • postgresql≥ 7.4, < 7.4.14 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.9 | ≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.5

1 vendor · 1 product

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