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CVE-2010-1169 json

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, 8.4 before 8.4.4, and 9.0 Beta be…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1199

cvss
8.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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, 8.4 before 8.4.4, and 9.0 Beta before 9.0 Beta 2 does not properly restrict PL/perl procedures, which allows remote authenticated users, with database-creation privileges, to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted script, related to the Safe module (aka Safe.pm) for Perl. NOTE: some sources report that this issue is the same as CVE-2010-1447.

Patch / fix

  • postgresql RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1
  • postgresql-pl RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1
  • postgresql-tcl RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1
  • postgresql-libs RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1
  • postgresql-test RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1
  • postgresql-python RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1
  • postgresql-server RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1
  • postgresql-contrib RHEL 5 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0429RHSA-2010:0430RHSA-2010:0428RHSA-2010:0427

  • postgresql94 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.4.10-1.1
  • postgresql93 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.3.15-1.1
  • postgresql95 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.5.4-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1169 updated cvss 5.2

PostgreSQL: PL/Perl Intended restriction bypass

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 postgresql, postgresql-libs, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, +2 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-3, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0427
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) postgresql 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql84 8.4.4-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-tcl 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-libs 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-test 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0429
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-3, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0427
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 postgresql 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-test 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0428
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql84 8.4.4-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-tcl 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-libs 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-test 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0429
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 postgresql 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-test 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0428
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql84 8.4.4-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-test 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, postgresql84-test 8.4.4-1.el5_5.1, postgresql-server 8.1.21-1.el5_5.1, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0429
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-3, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0427
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 postgresql 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-test 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0428
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-3, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-3, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0427
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 postgresql 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, postgresql-test 7.4.29-1.el4_8.1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0428

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Exploit prediction

4.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 8.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
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