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TI-2009-03074 Aliases CVE-2009-3229GHSA-j8v8-w66x-xw2w

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2…

Priority LOW 24Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2 before 8.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend shutdown) by "re-LOAD-ing" libraries from a certain plugins directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02613 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2.13VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.13 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1461 Released 2009-09-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Application Stack v2.4 security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) httpd-2.2.13-2.el5s2, httpd-2.2.13-2.el5s2.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.13-2.el5s2 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j8v8-w66x-xw2w

References

Advisory 9

Other 3

  • 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
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Sources

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