CVE catalog
CVE-2009-3229
postgresql-7.4 postgresql-8.1 postgresql-8.3 - various problems
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.61% · Oct 25, 2026
The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2 before 8.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend shutdown) by "re-LOAD-ing" libraries from a certain plugins directory. Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of PostgreSQL as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. In PostgreSQL versions prior to 8.2, only database administrator was able to LOAD additional plugins and use it to cause server crash. However, this does not bypass trust boundary, so its not a security flaw for older PostgreSQL versions. Additionally, no plugins are shipped in Red Hat PostgreSQL packages by default. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgresql-7.4 | 4.0 | 1:7.4.16-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-7.4 | 4.0 | 1:7.4.17-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-7.4 | 4.0 | 1:7.4.17-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-7.4 | 4.0 | 1:7.4.19-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-7.4 | 4.0 | 1:7.4.23-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-7.4 | 4.0 | 1:7.4.26-0etch1 | fixed |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.10-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.11-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.11-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.13-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.15-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.17-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.9-0etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.9-0etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | 4.0 | 8.1.18-0etch1 | fixed |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.6-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.6-1~bpo40+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.7-0lenny1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.7-0lenny1~bpo40+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.7-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.7-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.7-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.8-0lenny1~bpo40+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.8-0lenny1~bpo40+2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | 5.0 | 8.3.8-0lenny1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgresql-7.4 | deb | 4.0 | 1:7.4.26-0etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1900-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-8.1 | deb | 4.0 | 8.1.18-0etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1900-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | postgresql-8.3 | deb | 5.0 | 8.3.8-0lenny1 | Not reported | DSA-1900-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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