The validator functions for the procedural languages (PLs) in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a function that is (1) defined in another language or (2) not allowed to be directly called by the user due to permissions.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-0061 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (postgresql) | RHSA-2014:0211 | 2014-02-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (postgresql84) | RHSA-2014:0211 | 2014-02-25 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 (postgresql92-postgresql) | RHSA-2014:0469 | 2014-05-12 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (postgresql92-postgresql) | RHSA-2014:0221 | 2014-02-27 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (postgresql) | RHSA-2014:0249 | 2014-03-04 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql | Not affected |
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