Description
PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21 uses superuser privileges instead of table owner privileges for (1) VACUUM and (2) ANALYZE operations within index functions, and supports (3) SET ROLE and (4) SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION within index functions, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.
References (38)
Core 38
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10493
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39496
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
Scores
EPSS
0.0081
EPSS Percentile
74.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (50)
postgresql/postgresql
7.3
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.1
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.2
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.3
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.4
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.5
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.6
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.7
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.8
postgresql/postgresql
7.3.9
... and 40 more
Published
Jan 09, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026