Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24194Privilege Escalation
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
PostgreSQL is vulnerable to privilege escalation. PostgreSQL improperly protected session-local state during the execution of an index function by a database superuser during the database maintenance operations. An authenticated database user could use this flaw to elevate their privileges via specially-crafted index functions.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
osvdb.org/61039
secunia.com/advisories/37663
secunia.com/advisories/39820
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:333
www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html
www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-2.html
www.postgresql.org/support/security.html
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/37333
www.securitytracker.com/id?1023326
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3519
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0428
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546321
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9358
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01035.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01056.html
Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P