National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-0866

Overview

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Impact

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-18.html

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-18.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2012:092

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:092

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2012:027

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:027

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2012:026

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-2418

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 49273

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/49273

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 49272

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/49272

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2012:0678

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2012:0677

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0677.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:1173

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html