PostgreSQL up to 8.0.0 Permission Check access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PostgreSQL. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Permission Check. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0244. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL (Database Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Permission Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PostgreSQL 8.0.0 and earlier allows local users to bypass the EXECUTE permission check for functions by using the CREATE AGGREGATE command.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2005. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0244 since 02/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20702 (Ubuntu 4.10 : postgresql vulnerabilities (USN-79-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19147 (PostgreSQL Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19184), Tenable (20702), SecurityFocus (BID 12417†), OSVDB (13355†) and Secunia (SA12948†). The entries VDB-1166, VDB-1168, VDB-1169 and VDB-1167 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20702
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 : postgresql vulnerabilities (USN-79-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 57256
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: postgresql, postgresql-server, ja-postgresql
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/08/2005 +7 days 🔍
02/10/2005 +2 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +81 days 🔍
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11/29/2005 +211 days 🔍
01/15/2006 +47 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3341 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: postgresql.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24359

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X-Force: 19184
SecurityFocus: 12417 - PostgreSQL Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12948 - PostgreSQL Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 13355 - PostgreSQL missing permission check security bypass
Vulnerability Center: 9759 - PostgreSQL <=8 Restrictions Bypass via CREATE AGGREGATE Command, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/05/2025 16:32
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (76), 06/11/2019 20:20 (8), 07/05/2025 16:32 (20)
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