PostgreSQL 9.1 < 9.1.9 / 9.2 < 9.2.4 Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 65857

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 9.1.x prior to 9.1.9 or 9.2.x prior to 9.2.4. As such, it is potentially affected by a denial of service vulnerability. An unprivileged user can run commands that could interfere with in-progress backups.

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 9.1.9 / 9.2.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 65857

File Name: postgresql_cve20131901.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 4/8/2013

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1901

BID: 58878

VMSA: 2013-0005

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