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CVE-2009-4136

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 3.6%EU EUVD

PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before 8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before 8.4.2 does not properly manage session-local state during execution of an index function by a database superuser, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a table with crafted index functions, as demonstrated by functions that modify (1) search_path or (2) a prepared statement, a related issue to CVE-2007-6600 and CVE-2009-3230.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score
3.6% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-4106)
Published
December 15, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4106 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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