Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20165423000
Revision Date:2016-12-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-5423 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
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 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash), obtain sensitive memory information, or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a CASE expression within the test value subexpression of another CASE or (2) inlining of an SQL function that implements the equality operator used for a CASE expression involving values of different types.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-5423
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The vulnerability of the 'postgresql-8.4' package in precise is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
  • OR The 'postgresql-9.1' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '9.1.23-0ubuntu0.12.04').
  • BACK