# CVE-2010-1169: 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 bef

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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 does not properly restrict PL/perl procedures, which allows remote authenticated users, with database-creation privileges, to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted script, related to the Safe module (aka Safe.pm) for Perl. NOTE: some sources report that this issue is the same as CVE-2010-1447.

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## References

- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-21.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041579.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.1203
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58693
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39898
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-29.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39820
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1198
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-25.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1167
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40215
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-11.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-17.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0430.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041559.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041591.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-4.html

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