Explain CVE-2010-1170
The PL/Tcl implementation in 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 loads Tcl code from the pltcl_modules table regardless of the table's ownership and permissions, which allows remote authenticated users, with database-creation privileges, to execute arbitrary Tcl code by creating this table and inserting a crafted Tcl script.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-21.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-8715', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041579.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.1203'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0427', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html'}, {'name': '1023987', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023987'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0428', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html'}, {'name': 'HPSBMU02781', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2'}, {'name': 'DSA-2051', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051'}, {'name': '39898', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39898'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-29.html'}, {'name': '39820', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39820'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1198', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1198'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-25.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1167', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1167'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1221', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221'}, {'name': '39845', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39845'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=583072'}, {'name': '40215', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40215'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-11.html'}, {'name': '64757', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://osvdb.org/64757'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1207', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-17.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0430', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0430.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/support/security'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-8696', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041559.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-8723', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041591.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-4.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2010:014', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1182', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1182'}, {'name': '39815', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39815'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0429', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2010:103', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:103'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100520 CVE-2010-1974 reject request (dupe of CVE-2010-1168) and CVE-2010-1447 description modification request', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/20/5'}, {'name': '39939', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39939'}, {'name': 'SSRT100617', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10510', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10510'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1197', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED