#VU111769 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PostgreSQL - CVE-2010-1170
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111769
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
PostgreSQL
Server applications /
Database software
Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to read and manipulate data.
The PL/Tcl implementation in PostgreSQL 7.4 before 7.4.29, 8.0 before 8.0.25, 8.1 before 8.1.21, 8.2 before 8.2.17, 8.3 before 8.3.11, 8.4 before 8.4.4, and 9.0 Beta before 9.0 Beta 2 loads Tcl code from the pltcl_modules table regardless of the table's ownership and permissions, which allows remote authenticated users, with database-creation privileges, to execute arbitrary Tcl code by creating this table and inserting a crafted Tcl script.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
PostgreSQL: 7.4, 7.4.1 - 7.4.19, 7.4.2, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.4.5 - 8.1.3, 7.4.6, 7.4.7, 7.4.8, 7.4.9, 7.4.10 - 8.4.1, 7.4.11 - 8.4.3, 7.4.12, 7.4.13, 7.4.14, 7.4.15, 7.4.16, 7.4.20, 7.4.21, 7.4.22, 7.4.23, 7.4.24, 7.4.25, 7.4.26, 7.4.27, 7.4.28, 8.0, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.0.10, 8.0.11, 8.0.12, 8.0.13, 8.0.14, 8.0.15, 8.0.16, 8.0.17, 8.0.18, 8.0.19, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.7, 8.1.8, 8.1.9, 8.1.10, 8.1.11, 8.1.12, 8.1.13, 8.1.14, 8.1.15, 8.1.16, 8.1.17, 8.1.18, 8.1.19, 8.1.20, 8.2, 8.2.0, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.2.6, 8.2.7, 8.2.8, 8.2.9, 8.2.10, 8.2.11, 8.2.12, 8.2.13, 8.2.14, 8.2.15, 8.2.16, 8.3, 8.3.0, 8.3.1, 8.3.2, 8.3.3
External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041559.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041579.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041591.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
https://osvdb.org/64757
https://secunia.com/advisories/39815
https://secunia.com/advisories/39820
https://secunia.com/advisories/39845
https://secunia.com/advisories/39898
https://secunia.com/advisories/39939
https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:103
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/20/5
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news.1203
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-29.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-25.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-21.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-17.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-11.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-4.html
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0430.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40215
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023987
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1167
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1182
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1198
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=583072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10510
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
