MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Oct 26, 2006
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.28%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≥ 7.4 · < 7.4.14
- ≥ 8.0.0 · < 8.0.9
- ≥ 8.1.0 · < 8.1.5
No data.
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 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.
2.28% 0.02278
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02278
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 82.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02089) | 79.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 79.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01314) | 86.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01314) | 85.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00956) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 83.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 84.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01286) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 82.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01219) | 83.15th | 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 (26)
- http://projects.commandprompt.com/public/pgsql/changeset/26457 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22562 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAURL Repurposed
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22584 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAURL Repurposed
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22606 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAURL Repurposed
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAURL Repurposed
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23048 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAURL Repurposed
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23132 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAURL Repurposed
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24577 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAURL Repurposed
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017115 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryURL Repurposed
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/59650c03a8bc5ae310cd7898bd106ad2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:194 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.664 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATURL Repurposed
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20717 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0059/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-369-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4182 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENURL Repurposed
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5541 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618218 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5541
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10905 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5541
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-2006-5541
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a