CVE-2009-4136

Severity

65%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

106%

PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before 8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before 8.4.2 does not properly manage session-local state during execution of an index function by a database superuser, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a table with crafted index functions, as demonstrated by functions that modify (1) search_path or (2) a prepared statement, a related issue to CVE-2007-6600 and CVE-2009-3230.

PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before 8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before 8.4.2 does not properly manage session-local state during execution of an index function by a database superuser, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a table with crafted index functions, as demonstrated by functions that modify (1) search_path or (2) a prepared statement, a related issue to CVE-2007-6600 and CVE-2009-3230.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

PostgreSQL

First reported 15 years ago

2009-12-15 18:30:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-10 19:48:00

Affected Software

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.1

7.4.1

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.2

7.4.2

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.3

7.4.3

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.4

7.4.4

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.5

7.4.5

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.6

7.4.6

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.7

7.4.7

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.8

7.4.8

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.9

7.4.9

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.10

7.4.10

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.11

7.4.11

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.12

7.4.12

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.13

7.4.13

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.14

7.4.14

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.15

7.4.15

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.16

7.4.16

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.17

7.4.17

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.18

7.4.18

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.19

7.4.19

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.20

7.4.20

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.21

7.4.21

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.22

7.4.22

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.23

7.4.23

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.24

7.4.24

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.25

7.4.25

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.26

7.4.26

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.1

8.0.1

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.2

8.0.2

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.3

8.0.3

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.4

8.0.4

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.5

8.0.5

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.6

8.0.6

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.7

8.0.7

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.8

8.0.8

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.9

8.0.9

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.10

8.0.10

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.11

8.0.11

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.12

8.0.12

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.13

8.0.13

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.14

8.0.14

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.15

8.0.15

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.16

8.0.16

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.17

8.0.17

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.18

8.0.18

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.19

8.0.19

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.20

8.0.20

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.21

8.0.21

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.22

8.0.22

PostgreSQL 8.1.0

8.1.0

PostgreSQL 8.1.1

8.1.1

PostgreSQL 8.1.2

8.1.2

PostgreSQL 8.1.3

8.1.3

PostgreSQL 8.1.4

8.1.4

PostgreSQL 8.1.5

8.1.5

PostgreSQL 8.1.6

8.1.6

PostgreSQL 8.1.7

8.1.7

PostgreSQL 8.1.8

8.1.8

PostgreSQL 8.1.9

8.1.9

PostgreSQL 8.1.10

8.1.10

PostgreSQL 8.1.11

8.1.11

PostgreSQL 8.1.12

8.1.12

PostgreSQL 8.1.13

8.1.13

PostgreSQL 8.1.14

8.1.14

PostgreSQL 8.1.15

8.1.15

PostgreSQL 8.1.16

8.1.16

PostgreSQL 8.1.17

8.1.17

PostgreSQL 8.1.18

8.1.18

PostgreSQL 8.2

8.2

PostgreSQL 8.2.1

8.2.1

PostgreSQL 8.2.2

8.2.2

PostgreSQL 8.2.3

8.2.3

PostgreSQL 8.2.4

8.2.4

PostgreSQL 8.2.5

8.2.5

PostgreSQL 8.2.6

8.2.6

PostgreSQL 8.2.7

8.2.7

PostgreSQL 8.2.8

8.2.8

PostgreSQL 8.2.9

8.2.9

PostgreSQL 8.2.10

8.2.10

PostgreSQL 8.2.11

8.2.11

PostgreSQL 8.2.12

8.2.12

PostgreSQL 8.2.13

8.2.13

PostgreSQL 8.2.14

8.2.14

PostgreSQL 8.3.1

8.3.1

PostgreSQL 8.3.2

8.3.2

PostgreSQL 8.3.3

8.3.3

PostgreSQL 8.3.4

8.3.4

PostgreSQL 8.3.5

8.3.5

PostgreSQL 8.3.6

8.3.6

PostgreSQL 8.3.7

8.3.7

PostgreSQL 8.3.8

8.3.8

PostgreSQL 8.4.1

8.4.1

References

SUSE-SR:2010:001

HPSBMU02781

61039

37663

39820

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012

MDVSA-2009:333

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-2.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html

Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2010:0427

RHSA-2010:0428

RHSA-2010:0429

20100307 rPSA-2010-0012-1 postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server

37333

1023326

ADV-2009-3519

ADV-2010-1197

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546321

Patch

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9358

FEDORA-2009-13363

FEDORA-2009-13381

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