Input validation error in PostgreSQL - CVE-2009-3229
Published: October 10, 2018 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111777
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3229
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform service disruption.
The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2 before 8.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend shutdown) by "re-LOAD-ing" libraries from a certain plugins directory.
Affected software
PostgreSQL
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/postgresql
dev-db/postgresql-server
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/postgresql
dev-db/postgresql-server
How to mitigate CVE-2009-3229
Install update from vendor's website.
PostgreSQL - addressed in versions 8.2.14, 8.3.8, 8.4.1
dev-db/postgresql - update to 9.0.5
dev-db/postgresql-server - update to 9.0.5
dev-db/postgresql - update to 9.0.5
dev-db/postgresql-server - update to 9.0.5
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36660
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36800
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36837
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270408-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-834-1
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1900
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522092
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html