CVE-2009-4136

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4136
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-12-15 18:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionPostgreSQL 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.16 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.17 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.18 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.19 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.20 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.21 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.22 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.23 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.24 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.25 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.26 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 7.4.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.16 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.17 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.18 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.19 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.20 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.21 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.22 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.0.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.15 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.16 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.17 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.18 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.1.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.12 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.13 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.14 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.2.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.3.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 8.4: Release 8.2.15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02781 SSRT100617 rev.1 - HP Network Node Manager i (NNMi) for HP-UX, Linux' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 8.4: Release 8.3.9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 8.4: Release 8.1.19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL Index Function Session State Modification Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
osvdb.org/61039 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:333 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 8.4: Release 8.0.23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: postgresql-8.3.9-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for postgresql - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 8.4: Release 7.4.27 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Bug 546321 – CVE-2009-4136 postgresql: SQL privilege escalation via modifications to session-local state af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - PostgreSQL Index Function State Changing Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
PostgreSQL: Security Information af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL SSL Certificate Processing and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 8.4: Release 8.4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: postgresql-8.4.2-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2010-05-20Mark CoxThis 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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