CVE catalog
CVE-2016-5423
Security update for postgresql94
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.96% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.10-1bzr1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.11-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.11-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.12-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.13-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.14-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.16-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.17-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.18-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.19-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.20-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.21-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.22-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | 14.04 | 9.1.23-0ubuntu0.14.04 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.2-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.2-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.3-1bzr1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.3-1bzr2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.8-0ubuntu0.4.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.9-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.10-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.12-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.13-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.0-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.3-0ubuntu0.16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.2-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.2-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.3-1bzr1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.3-1bzr2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.8-0ubuntu0.4.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.9-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.10-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.11-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.12-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.13-0ubuntu0.14.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | 14.04 | 9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.0-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.3-0ubuntu0.16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | 16.04 | 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04 | fixed |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.10-0wheezy1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.11-0wheezy1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.11-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.11-1~bpo60+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.11-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.12-0wheezy1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.12-0wheezy1~bpo60+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.12-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.13-0wheezy1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.13-0wheezy1~bpo60+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.13-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.14-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.14-0wheezy1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.15-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.15-0+deb7u1~bpo60+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.16-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.16-0+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.17-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.18-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.19-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.20-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.21-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.22-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.9-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.9-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.9-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.9-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | 7 | 9.1.23-0+deb7u1 | fixed |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.2-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.3-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.4-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.4-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.5-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.5-0+deb8u1~bpo70+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.6-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.6-0+deb8u1~bpo70+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.7-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.7-0+deb8u1~bpo70+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.7-0+deb8u1~bpo70+2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.8-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | 8 | 9.4.9-0+deb8u1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94 | manager 2.1 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94 | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql93 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 9.3.14-19.2 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql93 | linux enterprise server 12-ltss | 9.3.14-19.2 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94 | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94 | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.1 | deb | 14.04 | 9.1.23-0ubuntu0.14.04 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5423 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | deb | 14.04 | 9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5423 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | deb | 16.04 | 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5423 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.3 | deb | 14.04 | 9.3.14-0ubuntu0.14.04 | Not reported | USN-3066-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgresql-9.5 | deb | 16.04 | 9.5.4-0ubuntu0.16.04 | Not reported | USN-3066-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-9.1 | deb | 7 | 9.1.23-0+deb7u1 | Not reported | DLA-592-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-9.4 | deb | 8 | 9.4.9-0+deb8u1 | Not reported | DSA-3646-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2418-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94 | rpm | manager 2.1 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2418-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94 | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2418-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2418-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2418-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 9.4.9-0.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2418-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql93 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 9.3.14-19.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2414-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql93 | rpm | linux enterprise server 12-ltss | 9.3.14-19.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2414-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94 | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94 | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | postgresql94-libs | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 9.4.9-14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2016_2606.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-592-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3646-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2414-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2415-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2418-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5423]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3066-1]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-5423.json]
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