CVE-2009-4136

no score yetEPSS 3.6%

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.

EPSS: 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2009-12-15
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

postgresql:postgresql

References

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

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