CVE-2010-1447

The Safe (aka Safe.pm) module 2.26, and certain earlier versions, for Perl, as used in PostgreSQL 7.4 before 7.4.29, 8.0 before 8.0.25, 8.1 before 8.1.21, 8.2 before 8.2.17, 8.3 before 8.3.11, 8.4 before 8.4.4, and 9.0 Beta before 9.0 Beta 2, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended (1) Safe::reval and (2) Safe::rdo access restrictions, and inject and execute arbitrary code, via vectors involving subroutine references and delayed execution.

Published: 2010-05-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1447 is rated High Risk (65.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.80%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1447

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 2026-06-15 0.61% 2.80% +2.18%
2 2026-06-13 0.45% 0.61% +0.16%
3 2026-03-11 0.45%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1447

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1447

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1447

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-1447 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1447
gentoo normal CVE-2010-1447: 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-2010-1447
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1447
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-1447 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (perl), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): released 5, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1447

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1447

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.17 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.18 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.19 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.20 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.21 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.22 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.23 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.24 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.25 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.26 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.27 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.4.28 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 8.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1447

URL Tags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://osvdb.org/64756
http://secunia.com/advisories/39845 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40049
http://secunia.com/advisories/40052
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1447
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2267
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:115
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/20/5
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.1203
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0457.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40305
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023988
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1167 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2010-1447
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=588269
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11530
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7320
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