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CVE-2012-0866

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9...

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2012-0866 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Postgresql, published February 27, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.62%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in postgresql-8.4 8.4.11-0squeeze1.

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Exploit likelihood

3.62%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Record
CVE-2012-0866
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Record
CVE-2012-0866
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0891 No score

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Record
EUVD-2012-0891
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fvr-fgp7-p77m No score

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9...

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Record
GHSA-8fvr-fgp7-p77m
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1 No score

postgresql94-9.4.10-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the postgresql94-9.4.10-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1 No score

postgresql93-9.3.15-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the postgresql93-9.3.15-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1 No score

libecpg6-32bit-9.5.4-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libecpg6-32bit-9.5.4-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
postgresql-8.4
Debian:6.0
 before 8.4.11-0squeeze1, plus listed versions
8.4.10-0squeeze18.4.10-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.10-18.4.5-0squeeze28.4.5-1
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8.4.5-1~bpo50+18.4.5-28.4.5-2~bpo50+18.4.6-18.4.7-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.7-0squeeze28.4.7-18.4.8-0squeeze18.4.8-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.8-0squeeze28.4.8-0squeeze2~bpo50+18.4.8-18.4.8-28.4.9-0squeeze18.4.9-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.9-1
8.4.11-0squeeze1
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
0:8.1.23-4.el5_8
postgresql84
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql84-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
0:8.4.11-1.el5_8
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
0:8.4.11-1.el6_2
postgresql94
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 9.4.10-1.1
9.4.10-1.1
postgresql93
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 9.3.15-1.1
9.3.15-1.1
postgresql95
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 9.5.4-1.2
9.5.4-1.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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