CVE-2009-3230

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, 8.2 before 8.2.14, 8.1 before 8.1.18, 8.0 before 8.0.22, and 7.4 before 7.4.26 does not use the appropriate privileges for the (1) RESET ROLE and (2) RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION operations, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6600.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-www/2009-09/msg00024.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
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/36695
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
Vendor Advisory
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
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2602
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522085
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10166
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://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-www/2009-09/msg00024.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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/36695
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
Vendor Advisory
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
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10166
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

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

postgresql

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