CVE-2010-1447 Code injection in n/a

High 8.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Safe module restrictions in PostgreSQL to inject and execute arbitrary code via subroutine references.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-1447?

CVE-2010-1447 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 19 May 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Safe (aka Safe.pm) module 2.26, and certain earlier versions, for Perl, as used 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, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended (1) Safe::reval and (2) Safe::rdo access restrictions, and inject and execute arbitrary code, via vectors involving subroutine references and delayed execution.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1447?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1447?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2010-1447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1447, DSA-2267-1, GHSA-f2r8-6hg3-mv9j.

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