CVE-2010-1975 Information

Description

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 and 8.4 before 8.4.4 does not properly check privileges during certain RESET ALL operations which allows remote authenticated users to remove arbitrary parameter settings via a (1) ALTER USER or (2) ALTER DATABASE statement.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2 http://secunia.com/advisories/39939 http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:103 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-29.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-25.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-21.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-17.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-11.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-4.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40304 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A11004