Debian DSA-2657-1 : postgresql-8.4 - guessable random numbers

high Nessus Plugin ID 65812

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in PostgreSQL database server. Random numbers generated by contrib/pgcrypto functions may be easy for another database user to guess.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql-8.4 packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 8.4.17-0squeeze1.

Note: postgresql-8.4 in Squeeze is not affected by CVE-2013-1899 (database files corruption) and CVE-2013-1901 (unprivileged user can interfere with in-progress backups).

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 65812

File Name: debian_DSA-2657.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/5/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-8.4, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1900

DSA: 2657

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