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Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql8 (ALAS-2014-305)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73059
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the date/time implementation of PostgreSQL. An authenticated database user could provide a specially crafted date/time value that, when processed, could cause PostgreSQL to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running PostgreSQL.(CVE-2014-0063)
Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in various type input functions in PostgreSQL.
An authenticated database user could possibly use these flaws to crash PostgreSQL or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running PostgreSQL. (CVE-2014-0064)
Multiple potential buffer overflow flaws were found in PostgreSQL. An authenticated database user could possibly use these flaws to crash PostgreSQL or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running PostgreSQL. (CVE-2014-0065)
It was found that granting a SQL role to a database user in a PostgreSQL database without specifying the 'ADMIN' option allowed the grantee to remove other users from their granted role. An authenticated database user could use this flaw to remove a user from a SQL role which they were granted access to. (CVE-2014-0060)
A flaw was found in the validator functions provided by PostgreSQL's procedural languages (PLs). An authenticated database user could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2014-0061)
A race condition was found in the way the CREATE INDEX command performed multiple independent lookups of a table that had to be indexed. An authenticated database user could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2014-0062)
It was found that the chkpass extension of PostgreSQL did not check the return value of the crypt() function. An authenticated database user could possibly use this flaw to crash PostgreSQL via a NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2014-0066)
Solution
Run 'yum update postgresql8' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73059
File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-305.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 3/18/2014
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-contrib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-plperl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-plpython, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-test, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:postgresql8-docs
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0060, CVE-2014-0061, CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063, CVE-2014-0064, CVE-2014-0065, CVE-2014-0066