FreeBSD : PostgreSQL -- minor security problems. (a0182578-6e00-11e5-a90c-0026551a22dc)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86320

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

PostgreSQL project reports :

Two security issues have been fixed in this release which affect users of specific PostgreSQL features.

- CVE-2015-5289 json or jsonb input values constructed from arbitrary user input can crash the PostgreSQL server and cause a denial of service.

- CVE-2015-5288: The crypt() function included with the optional pgCrypto extension could be exploited to read a few additional bytes of memory. No working exploit for this issue has been developed.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86320

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a01825786e0011e5a90c0026551a22dc.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 10/9/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql90-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql91-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql92-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql93-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql94-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5288, CVE-2015-5289

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