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RHEL 3 : rh-postgresql (RHSA-2005:141)
high Nessus Plugin ID 16386
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated PostgreSQL packages to fix various security flaws are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS).
A flaw in the LOAD command in PostgreSQL was discovered. A local user could use this flaw to load arbitrary shared librarys and therefore execute arbitrary code, gaining the privileges of the PostgreSQL server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0227 to this issue.
A permission checking flaw in PostgreSQL was discovered. A local user could bypass the EXECUTE permission check for functions by using the CREATE AGGREGATE command. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0244 to this issue.
Multiple buffer overflows were found in PL/PgSQL. A database user who has permissions to create plpgsql functions could trigger this flaw which could lead to arbitrary code execution, gaining the privileges of the PostgreSQL server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2005-0245 and CVE-2005-0247 to these issues.
A flaw in the integer aggregator (intagg) contrib module for PostgreSQL was found. A user could create carefully crafted arrays and cause a denial of service (crash). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0246 to this issue.
Users of PostgreSQL are advised to update to these erratum packages which are not vulnerable to these issues.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0227
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0244
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0245
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0246
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 16386
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-141.nasl
Version: 1.27
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/14/2005
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-tcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-pl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-server, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-postgresql-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-0227, CVE-2005-0244, CVE-2005-0245, CVE-2005-0246, CVE-2005-0247