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Debian DSA-2120-1 : postgresql-8.3 - privilege escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 49966

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Synopsis

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

Description

Tim Bunce discovered that PostgreSQL, a database server software, does not properly separate interpreters for server-side stored procedures which run in different security contexts. As a result, non-privileged authenticated database users might gain additional privileges.

Note that this security update may impact intended communication through global variables between stored procedures. It might be necessary to convert these functions to run under the plperlu or pltclu languages, with database superuser privileges.

This security update also includes unrelated bug fixes from PostgreSQL 8.3.12.

Solution

Upgrade the PostgreSQL packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 8.3_8.3.12-0lenny1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2120

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 49966

File Name: debian_DSA-2120.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-8.3, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3433

BID: 43747

DSA: 2120