SuSE 11.1 Security Update : PostgreSQL (SAT Patch Number 3977)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53230

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A buffer overflow in the intarray module potentially allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user running PostgreSQL (CVE-2010-4015: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9). Additionally a possible log forging problem was fixed too. (CVE-2010-4014)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 3977.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53230

File Name: suse_11_postgresql-110217.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 3/31/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-server, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postgresql-libs-32bit

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4014, CVE-2010-4015

Detections

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