CVE-2010-0733

Exp

Integer overflow in src/backend/executor/nodeHash.c in PostgreSQL 8.4.1 and earlier, and 8.5 through 8.5alpha2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a SELECT statement with many LEFT JOIN clauses, related to certain hashtable size calculations.

Published: 2010-03-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0733 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.90%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-0733

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
33729 exploit_db edb 2014-06-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0733

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-26 6.85% 6.90% +0.06%
2 2026-06-15 7.67% 6.85% -0.83%
3 2026-05-05 7.67%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0733

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0733

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0733

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-0733: 1 GLSA(s) (201110-22), 3 atom(s) (dev-db/postgresql, dev-db/postgresql-base, dev-db/postgresql-server); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0733
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0733
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0733 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (postgresql-7.4, postgresql-8.0, postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.2, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4), 60 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 41, released 13, ignored 4, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0733

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0733

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql <= 8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.0.317 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.317:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.5:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0733

URL Tags
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00277.php
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00287.php
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00289.php
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00310.php
http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64b057e6823655fb6c5d1f24a28f236b94dd6c54
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39820
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/09/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/16/10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38619
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546621 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10691
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