September 26, 2024: PostgreSQL 17 Released!

CVE-2006-0553

A bug in the handling of SET ROLE allows escalation of privileges to any other database user, including superuser. A valid login is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Version Information

Affected Version Fixed In
8.1 8.1.3

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