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CVE-2009-3229
The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2 before 8.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to…
Medium4.0EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2 before 8.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend shutdown) by "re-LOAD-ing" libraries from a certain plugins directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (18)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522092 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-9474 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36314 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- HPSBMU02781 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 36837 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36660 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20100307 rPSA-2010-0012-1 postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 36800 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1900 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-9473 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 270408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 36727 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-834-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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