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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1 vulnerabilities (USN-2120-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72682

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Synopsis

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

Description

Noah Misch and Jonas Sundman discovered that PostgreSQL did not correctly enforce ADMIN OPTION restrictions. An authenticated attacker could use this issue to possibly revoke access from others, contrary to expected permissions. (CVE-2014-0060)

Andres Freund discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled validator functions. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2014-0061)

Andres Freund discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled concurrent CREATE INDEX statements. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain access to restricted data, bypassing intended privileges. (CVE-2014-0062)

Daniel Schussler discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled datetime input. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0063)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain size calculations. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0064)

Peter Eisentraut and Jozef Mlich discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain buffer sizes. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2014-0065)

Honza Horak discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly used the crypt() library function. This issue could possibly cause PostgreSQL to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2014-0066).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected postgresql-8.4 and / or postgresql-9.1 packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2120-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72682

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2120-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/25/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-8.4, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-9.1, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/24/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0060, CVE-2014-0061, CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063, CVE-2014-0064, CVE-2014-0065, CVE-2014-0066

BID: 65719, 65723, 65724, 65725, 65727, 65728, 65731

USN: 2120-1