gsd-2020-14350
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.
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CVE-2020-14350


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      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5661",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5620",
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