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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00993.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

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Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
rh-postgresql-0:7.3.21-2 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3 RHSA-2009:1485 2009-10-07T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
postgresql-0:7.4.26-1.el4_8.1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 RHSA-2009:1484 2009-10-07T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql-0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 RHSA-2009:1484 2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1900-1 New PostgreSQL packages fix various problems
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3213 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-834-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-www/2009-09/msg00024.php cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36660 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36695 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36727 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36800 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36837 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270408-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-834-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1900 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2602 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522085 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3230 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10166 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3230 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:23.280Z

Reserved: 2009-09-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-09-17T10:30:00.967

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-3230

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3230 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses