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CVE-2010-1170 json

The PL/Tcl implementation in 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…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1200

cvss
6.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The PL/Tcl implementation in 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 loads Tcl code from the pltcl_modules table regardless of the table's ownership and permissions, which allows remote authenticated users, with database-creation privileges, to execute arbitrary Tcl code by creating this table and inserting a crafted Tcl script.

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-2010-1170 updated cvss 4.9

PostgreSQL: PL/Tcl 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

2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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