CVE-2010-1975 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple versions of PostgreSQL (7.4 through 8.4.4). Authenticated remote users can exploit this flaw by using ALTER USER or ALTER DATABASE statements to remove arbitrary parameter settings, bypassing intended privilege checks during RESET ALL operations. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (medium severity), it requires authentication and can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
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