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RHEL 5 : postgresql (Unpatched Vulnerability)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 198842

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat 5 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will not be patched.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

 - postgresql: Improper randomization of pgcrypto functions (requiring random seed) (CVE-2013-1900)

 - postgresql: Empty password accepted in some authentication methods (CVE-2017-7546)

 - The make check command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster. (CVE-2014-0067)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

Solution

The vendor has acknowledged the vulnerabilities but no solution has been provided. Refer to the vendor for remediation guidance.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 198842

File Name: redhat_unpatched_postgresql-rhel5.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/3/2024

Updated: 6/3/2024

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1900

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7546

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql84, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1900, CVE-2014-0067, CVE-2014-8161, CVE-2015-0241, CVE-2015-0243, CVE-2015-0244, CVE-2015-5288, CVE-2016-0773, CVE-2016-5423, CVE-2016-5424, CVE-2017-12172, CVE-2017-15097, CVE-2017-7484, CVE-2017-7486, CVE-2017-7546, CVE-2018-1058