Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : postgresql (MDKSA-2007:188)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 26188

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later and earlier versions, when local trust authentication is enabled and the Database Link library (dblink) is installed, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary accounts and execute arbitrary SQL queries via a dblink host parameter that proxies the connection from 127.0.0.1. (CVE-2007-3278)

PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later and earlier versions, when the PL/pgSQL (plpgsql) language has been created, grants certain plpgsql privileges to the PUBLIC domain, which allows remote attackers to create and execute functions, as demonstrated by functions that perform local brute-force password guessing attacks, which may evade intrusion detection. (CVE-2007-3279)

The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE statements that map to arbitrary libraries based on the C programming language, which allows remote authenticated superusers to map and execute a function from any library, as demonstrated by using the system function in libc.so.6 to gain shell access. (CVE-2007-3280)

Updated packages fix these issues, by requiring non-superusers who use /contrib/dblink to use only password authentication.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 26188

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-188.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/26/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ecpg5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ecpg5-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pq4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pq4-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pq5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pq5-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libecpg5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libecpg5-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpq4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpq4-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpq5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpq5-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-pl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-plpgsql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-plpython, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-test, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2007

Exploitable With

Metasploit (PostgreSQL for Linux Payload Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3278, CVE-2007-3279, CVE-2007-3280

CWE: 264

MDKSA: 2007:188

Detections

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