6.5

CVE-2009-4136: postgresql

Modified
Published 15-12-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4136 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 3.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.5% 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
3.64%
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 7 · Related 3
DSA-1964-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1RHSA-2010:0427RHSA-2010:0428

Timeline

  1. 15-12-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.64% 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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Postgresql1 product
  • postgresqlEOL7.4.1 | 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 | 7.4.26 | 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 | 8.0.20 | 8.0.21 | 8.0.22 | 8.1.0 | 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 | 8.1.17 | 8.1.18 | 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 | 8.2.14 | 8.3.1 | 8.3.2 | 8.3.3 | 8.3.4 | 8.3.5 | 8.3.6 | 8.3.7 | 8.3.8 | 8.4.1

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