PostgreSQL 10.x < 10.9 / 11.x < 11.4 Stack Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2019-10164)

high Nessus Plugin ID 126309

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 10.x prior to 10.9 or 11.x prior to 11.4. As such, it is potentially affected by a stack overflow vulnerability. Any authenticated user can overflow a stack-based buffer by changing the user's own password to a purpose-crafted value.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 10.9 / 11.4 or later

See Also

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1949/

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10164

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 126309

File Name: postgresql_20190620.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 6/27/2019

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-10164

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10164

BID: 108875