{"id":"CVE-2024-10979","details":"Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH).  That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user.  Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.","aliases":["BIT-postgresql-2024-10979"],"modified":"2026-04-16T04:30:56.452067068Z","published":"2024-11-14T13:15:04.407Z","related":["ALSA-2024:10785","ALSA-2024:10787","ALSA-2024:10788","ALSA-2024:10791","ALSA-2024:10830","ALSA-2024:10831","ALSA-2024:10832","CGA-6h72-688h-cpx9","RLSA-2024:10832","SUSE-SU-2024:4052-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4063-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4095-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4096-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4097-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4098-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4099-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4114-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4118-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4173-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4174-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4175-1","SUSE-SU-2024:4176-1","SUSE-SU-2025:01799-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14501-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14502-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14503-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14504-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14505-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14506-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00011.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250110-0003/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10979/"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://github.com/fmora50591/postgresql-env-vuln/blob/main/README.md"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"12.0"},{"fixed":"12.21"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"13.0"},{"fixed":"13.17"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"14.0"},{"fixed":"14.14"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"15.0"},{"fixed":"15.9"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"16.0"},{"fixed":"16.5"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"17.0"},{"fixed":"17.1"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-10979.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}