CVE-2006-0678

A bug in the handling of SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION can cause a backend crash in Assert enabled builds. This will cause the postmaster to restart all backend, resulting in a denial of service. A valid login is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Version Information

Affected Version	Fixed In
8.0	8.0.7
7.4	7.4.12
7.3	7.3.14

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