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CVE-2009-4136
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…
Medium6.5EPSS 3.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (26)
- RHSA-2010:0427 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0428 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- HPSBMU02781 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 1023326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 39820 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546321 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-13363 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9358 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20100307 rPSA-2010-0012-1 postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-13381 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:333 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3519 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 61039 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37663 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37333 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0429 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1197 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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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