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    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:Sep 9, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 17, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00853
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Postgresql
    Product
    Postgresql
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-www/2009-09/msg00024.php
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36660
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36695
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36727
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36800
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36837
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270408-1
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012
    http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html
    http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-834-1
    http://www.us.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1900
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2602
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522085
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10166
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html
    http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-www/2009-09/msg00024.php
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36660
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36695
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36727
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36800
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36837
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270408-1
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012
    http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html
    http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-834-1
    http://www.us.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1900
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2602
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522085
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10166
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High