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GLSA-201209-24 : PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62380

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-24 (PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could spoof SSL connections. Furthermore, a remote authenticated attacker could cause a Denial of Service, read and write arbitrary files, inject SQL commands into dump scripts, or bypass database restrictions to execute database functions.
 A context-dependent attacker could more easily obtain access via authentication attempts with an initial substring of the intended password.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All PostgreSQL 9.1 server users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.1.5' All PostgreSQL 9.0 server users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-server-9.0.9' All PostgreSQL 8.4 server users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.4.13' All PostgreSQL 8.3 server users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/postgresql-server-8.3.20'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-24

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62380

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201209-24.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 9/29/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:postgresql-server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0866, CVE-2012-0867, CVE-2012-0868, CVE-2012-2143, CVE-2012-2655, CVE-2012-3488, CVE-2012-3489

BID: 52188, 53729, 53812, 55072, 55074

GLSA: 201209-24