6.5

CVE-2009-3230: postgresql

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2009:1485
Published 17-09-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3230 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DSA-1900-1RHSA-2009:1461RHSA-2009:1484

Timeline

  1. 17-09-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.83% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat12 products
  • rh-postgresql< 0:7.3.21-2
  • rh-postgresql-contrib< 0:7.3.21-2
  • rh-postgresql-debuginfo< 0:7.3.21-2
  • rh-postgresql-devel< 0:7.3.21-2
  • rh-postgresql-docs< 0:7.3.21-2
Postgresql1 product
  • postgresqlEOL7.4 | 7.4.1 | 7.4.2 | 7.4.3 | 7.4.4 | 7.4.5 | 7.4.6 | 7.4.7 | 7.4.8 | 7.4.9 | 7.4.10 | 7.4.11 | 7.4.12 | 7.4.13 | 7.4.14 | 7.4.15 | 7.4.16 | 7.4.17 | 7.4.18 | 7.4.19 | 7.4.20 | 7.4.21 | 7.4.22 | 7.4.23 | 7.4.24 | 7.4.25 | 8.0 | 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 | 8.0.20 | 8.0.21 | 8.1 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.3 | 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 | 8.2 | 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 | 8.3.1 | 8.3.2 | 8.3.3 | 8.3.4 | 8.3.5 | 8.3.6 | 8.3.7 | 8.4

2 vendors · 13 products

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