MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Oct 26, 2006
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.03%
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."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 6.3.2
- 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
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
rh-postgresql-0:7.3.18-1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
postgresql-0:7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql-0:8.1.8-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0068
Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4
postgresql-0:8.1.7-3.el4s1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0067
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | rh-postgresql-0:7.3.18-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0064 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | postgresql-0:7.4.16-1.RHEL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0064 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql-0:8.1.8-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0068 |
| Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4 | postgresql-0:8.1.7-3.el4s1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0067 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.03% 0.02030
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02030
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02030) | 80.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 76.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.56% (0.01557) | 80.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01143) | 84.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 2.36% (0.02362) | 89.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01726) | 86.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 87.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01144) | 82.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01228) | 83.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01099) | 82.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (30)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgsql/changeset/25504 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22562 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22584 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22606 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23048 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23132 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24094 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24284 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24577 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/59650c03a8bc5ae310cd7898bd106ad2.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:194 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.664 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0064.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20717 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0059/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4182 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5540 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618217 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5540
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11425 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5540
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 26, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 26, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5540
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a