Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0678
CVE-2006-0678
Description
PostgreSQL 7.3.x before 7.3.14, 7.4.x before 7.4.12, 8.0.x before 8.0.7, and 8.1.x before 8.1.3, when compiled with Asserts enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0553.
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Affected products
37cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 36 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <7.3.14, <7.4.12, <8.0.7, <8.1.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
12- secunia.com/advisories/18890nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.004-postgresql.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19015nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19035nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/498nvd
- www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425037/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16650nvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0008nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-258-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0605nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24719nvd
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