PostgreSQL up to 8.2.10 arbitrary access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL up to 8.2.10. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument arbitrary leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-1975. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL up to 8.2.10 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument arbitrary with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 05/19/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1975 since 05/19/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46696 (CentOS 4 : postgresql (CESA-2010:0428)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155663 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for PostgreSQL (ELSA-2010-0428)).

Upgrading to version 8.2.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (46696), SecurityFocus (BID 40304†), Secunia (SA39939†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25821†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-53258. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 46696
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : postgresql (CESA-2010:0428)
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OpenVAS ID: 67404
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2051-1 (postgresql-8.3)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PostgreSQL 8.2.11

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Sourcesinfo

Product: postgresql.org

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0428⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1975 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1975
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53261

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SecurityFocus: 40304 - PostgreSQL 'RESET ALL' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 39939 - Debian update for postgresql-8.3, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 25821 - PostgreSQL RESET ALL Vulnerability Allows Remote Users to Remove Parameter Settings, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1207

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/14/2021 00:30
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (63), 02/24/2017 21:43 (13), 09/14/2021 00:05 (3), 09/14/2021 00:16 (1), 09/14/2021 00:30 (2)
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