Access Restriction Bypass Affecting postgresql-docs package, versions <0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL6-POSTGRESQLDOCS-1440937
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 27 Feb 2012
Introduced: 27 Feb 2012
CVE-2012-0866 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 postgresql-docs to version 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0678.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-docs package and not the postgresql-docs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-18.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0866
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:027
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:092
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0677.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0678
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49272
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49273
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html