National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2009-4136)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-4136

Original release date:12/15/2009

Last revised:08/21/2010

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:6.5 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 8.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (05/20/2010)

This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0430.html

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546321

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546321

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-2.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-2.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-13381

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01056.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-13363

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01035.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2010-1197

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-3519

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3519

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1023326

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023326

External Source: BID

Name: 37333

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37333

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20100307 rPSA-2010-0012-1 postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2010:0429

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2010:0428

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2010:0427

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2009:333

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:333

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012

Hyperlink:http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 39820

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/39820

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 37663

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/37663

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9358

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9358

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 61039

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/61039

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2010:001

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9358

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9358

Vulnerable software and versions

Configuration 1

OR

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.24

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.9

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.8

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.18

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.10

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.11

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.12

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.13

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.14

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.15

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.16

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.17

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.22

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.23

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.25

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.19

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.20

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.21

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.26

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.11

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.20

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.0

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.10

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.14

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.1

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.2

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.13

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.4

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.3

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.7

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.8

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.5

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.6

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.9

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.16

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.17

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.18

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.19

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.12

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.15

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.21

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.22

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.8

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.7

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.16

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.10

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.0

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.1

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.4

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.5

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.2

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.3

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.6

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.9

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.11

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.13

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.12

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.14

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.15

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.17

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.18

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.3

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.2

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.14

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.12

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.5

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.4

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.1

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.7

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.6

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.11

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.9

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.8

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.13

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.10

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3

* cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1

* Denotes Vulnerable Software

* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Other (NVD-CWE-Other)

CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4136