Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2009-3230
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 7.4, 7.4.1, 7.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2602 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/36837 (third-party-advisory)
- archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-www/2009-09/msg00024.php (mailing-list)
- www.postgresql.org/support/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/36660 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3230?
- CVE-2009-3230 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2009-09-17.
- Is CVE-2009-3230 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.