CVE-2009-4136 Information

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.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2 http://osvdb.org/61039 http://secunia.com/advisories/37663 http://secunia.com/advisories/39820 http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:333 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-2.html http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37333 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023326 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3519 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546321 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A9358 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01035.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01056.html