CVE-2010-1169
Description
From CVE.org
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.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.2 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Complete | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Complete | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Tim Bunce for reporting this issue.
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