Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : postgresql8.2 (MDVSA-2009:251-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41959

Synopsis

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

Description

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2 before 8.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend shutdown) by re-LOAD-ing libraries from a certain plugins directory (CVE-2009-3229).

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, 8.2 before 8.2.14, 8.1 before 8.1.18, 8.0 before 8.0.22, and 7.4 before 7.4.26 does not use the appropriate privileges for the (1) RESET ROLE and (2) RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION operations, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6600 (CVE-2009-3230).

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.8 and 8.2 before 8.2.14, when using LDAP authentication with anonymous binds, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password (CVE-2009-3231).

This update provides a fix for this vulnerability.

Update :

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41959

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-251.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/2/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ecpg-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ecpg5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pq-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pq5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libecpg-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libecpg5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpq-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpq5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-contrib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-docs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-pl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-plperl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-plpgsql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-plpython, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-server, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:postgresql8.2-test, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3229, CVE-2009-3230, CVE-2009-3231

BID: 36314

CWE: 264, 287

MDVSA: 2009:251-1

Detections

Analytics