CVE-2012-0866

Description

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.06% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory postgresql.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:027 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49273 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 vendor advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:092 vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 vendor advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-18.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49272 third party advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0677.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0866?
CVE-2012-0866 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0866?
To fix CVE-2012-0866, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0866 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0866 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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