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Debian DSA-668-1 : postgresql - privilege escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16342

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

John Heasman and others discovered a bug in the PostgreSQL engine which would allow any user load an arbitrary local library into it.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 7.2.1-2woody7.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=293125

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-668

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16342

File Name: debian_DSA-668.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/10/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0227

CWE: 94

DSA: 668