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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-21.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051 ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-29.html ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-25.html ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11004 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221 ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-11.html ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207 ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-17.html ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-4.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40304 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:103 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39939 ↗