# CVE-2007-2138: Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x bef

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-04-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x before 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users, when permitted to call a SECURITY DEFINER function, to gain the privileges of the function owner, related to "search_path settings."

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/25334
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25717
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0015/
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.791
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25058
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-12.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:094
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24989
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23618
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-190.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0337.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25725
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017974
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33842
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25720
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1311
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1309
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25019
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-454-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25238

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