postgresql: authenticated user server DoS via plugin re-LOAD-ing
Published Sep 17, 2009
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.61%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.2
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 8.2.5
- 8.2.6
- 8.2.7
- 8.2.8
- 8.2.9
- 8.2.10
- 8.2.11
- 8.2.12
- 8.2.13
- 8.3
- 8.3.1
- 8.3.2
- 8.3.3
- 8.3.4
- 8.3.5
- 8.3.6
- 8.3.7
- 8.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02613) | 84.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02613) | 83.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01327) | 78.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.13% (0.03126) | 77.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01327) | 78.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 85.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 83.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01289) | 83.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (21)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3229
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3229
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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