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CVE-2009-3231 Detail

Description

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.8 and 8.2 before 8.2.14, when using LDAP authentication with anonymous binds, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/24/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of PostgreSQL as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5, as they do not support LDAP authentication, which was introduced upstream in version 8.2. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Application Stack v2 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1461.html .

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134124585221119&w=2 CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36660 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36727 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36800 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36837 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html CVE, MITRE Release Notes 
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-834-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1900 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522084 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00305.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3231
NVD Published Date:
09/17/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE