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CVE-2016-5424: debian debian_linux Code Injection

CVSS: 7.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5424
Published 09-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5424 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Code Injection vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 7
DLA-592-1DSA-3646-1MGASA-2016-0289OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1

Timeline

  1. 09-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

PostgreSQL before 9.1.23, 9.2.x before 9.2.18, 9.3.x before 9.3.14, 9.4.x before 9.4.9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.4 might allow remote authenticated users with the CREATEDB or CREATEROLE role to gain superuser privileges via a (1) " (double quote), (2) \ (backslash), (3) carriage return, or (4) newline character in a (a) database or (b) role name that is mishandled during an administrative operation.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.61% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.61%

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

Affected systems

Ubuntu3 products
  • postgresql-9.1< 9.1.23-0ubuntu0.14.04
  • postgresql-9.3< 9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04
  • postgresql-9.5< 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04
Debian1 product
Postgresql1 product
  • postgresqlEOL≤ 9.1.22 | 9.2 | 9.2.1 | 9.2.2 | 9.2.3 | 9.2.4 | 9.2.5 | 9.2.6 | 9.2.7 | 9.2.8 | 9.2.9 | 9.2.10 | 9.2.11 | 9.2.12 | 9.2.13 | 9.2.14 | 9.2.15 | 9.2.16 | 9.2.17 | 9.3 | 9.3.1 | 9.3.2 | 9.3.3 | 9.3.4 | 9.3.5 | 9.3.6 | 9.3.7 | 9.3.8 | 9.3.9 | 9.3.10 | 9.3.11 | 9.3.12 | 9.3.13 | 9.4 | 9.4.1 | 9.4.2 | 9.4.3 | 9.4.4 | 9.4.5 | 9.4.6 | 9.4.7 | 9.4.8 | 9.5 | 9.5.1 | 9.5.2 | 9.5.3

3 vendors · 5 products

References

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