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TI-2005-00210 Aliases CVE-2005-0244GHSA-88cf-f2fw-h93q

PostgreSQL 8.0.0 and earlier allows local users to bypass the EXECUTE permission check…

Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01968 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:138 Released 2005-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1.ia64 +41
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-contrib-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1.ia64 +30
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1, postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1.i386, postgresql-7.4.7-2.RHEL4.1.ia64 +30
  • RHSA-2005:141 Released 2005-02-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-postgresql security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.i386, rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.9-2 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.i386, rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.ia64 +41
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.i386, rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.ia64 +30
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2, rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.i386, rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.ia64 +30

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:138

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0244
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88cf-f2fw-h93q

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2019-06651 In PostgreSQL 9.3 through 11.2, the "COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM" function allows superusers and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2017-05187 Improper authentication in postgresql CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15711 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-01675 Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2007-03176 The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2022-01423 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 202 →

Sources

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