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FreeBSD : PostgreSQL -- anonymous remote access data corruption vulnerability (3f332f16-9b6b-11e2-8fe9-08002798f6ff)
high Nessus Plugin ID 65841
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
PostgreSQL project reports :The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released a security update to all current versions of the PostgreSQL database system, including versions 9.2.4, 9.1.9, 9.0.13, and 8.4.17. This update fixes a high-exposure security vulnerability in versions 9.0 and later. All users of the affected versions are strongly urged to apply the update
*immediately*.
A major security issue (for versions 9.x only) fixed in this release, [CVE-2013-1899](http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013
-1899), makes it possible for a connection request containing a database name that begins with '-' to be crafted that can damage or destroy files within a server's data directory. Anyone with access to the port the PostgreSQL server listens on can initiate this request.
This issue was discovered by Mitsumasa Kondo and Kyotaro Horiguchi of NTT Open Source Software Center.
Two lesser security fixes are also included in this release :
[CVE-2013-1900](http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013
-1900), wherein random numbers generated by contrib/pgcrypto functions may be easy for another database user to guess (all versions), and [CVE-2013-1901](http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013
-1901), which mistakenly allows an unprivileged user to run commands that could interfere with in-progress backups (for versions 9.x only).
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 65841
File Name: freebsd_pkg_3f332f169b6b11e28fe908002798f6ff.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 4/8/2013
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2013