CVE-2009-3229

N/A Unknown
Published: September 17, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36660
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36727
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36800
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36837
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270408-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-834-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1900
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522092
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36660
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36727
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36837
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270408-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-834-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

postgresql