CVE-2009-4136

PostgreSQL <8.4.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (26)

Core 26

Core References

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023326

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/39820

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Patch x_refsource_confirm

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01035.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9358

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01056.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:333

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3519

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/61039

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/37663

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37333

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197

Scores

EPSS 0.0158

EPSS Percentile 81.8%

Details

Status published

Products (50)

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.1

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.2

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.3

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.4

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.5

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.6

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.7

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.8

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.9

postgresql/postgresql 7.4.10

... and 40 more

Published Dec 15, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026