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PostgreSQL SECURITY DEFINER Functions Privilege Escalation
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25019
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Release Date:
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2007-04-24
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Popularity:
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7,663 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | PostgreSQL 7.x
PostgreSQL 8.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-2138
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Description:
A security issue has been reported in PostgreSQL, which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to gain escalated privileges.
The security issue is caused due to an error in SECURITY DEFINER functions and can be exploited to gain escalated privileges by modifying the search_path and using temporary objects.
Solution:
Update to 8.2.4, 8.1.9, 8.0.13, 7.4.17, or 7.3.19.
http://www.postgresql.org/download/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory:
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.791
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