PostgreSQL < 8.0.3 Incorrect Function Declaration

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2876

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows for the bypassing of authentication.

Description

The remote host is running PostgreSQL, an open source relational database. This version is vulnerable to a number of flaws. Specifically, the following functions are directly accessible to remote users:
dex_init()
snb_en_init()
snb_ru_init()
spell_init()
syn_init()

An attacker calling these functions can submit queries that lead to compromise of confidential data or execution of arbitrary code on the remote database server.

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 8.0.3 or higher.

See Also

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.315

http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/release-8-0-3.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2876

Family: Database

Published: 5/4/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 18202

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1409, CVE-2005-1410

BID: 13476, 13475