CVE-2009-3230

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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