CVE-2009-4136

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-12-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PostgreSQL 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.

Affected products

PostgreSQL: 7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.4.6 (+86)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
http://osvdb.org/61039
http://secunia.com/advisories/37663
http://secunia.com/advisories/39820
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:333
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html

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