CVE-2009-3230
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…
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 2.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 13% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References22
- ADV-2009-2602 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-9474 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36314 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- HPSBMU02781 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 36837 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [pgsql-www] 20090909 Re: Incorrect CVE reference on security page (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522085 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36660 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20100307 rPSA-2010-0012-1 postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 36800 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10166 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-1900 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-9473 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 270408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 36727 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-834-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3213 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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