CVE-2009-3230

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Sep 17, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-3230: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix