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PostgreSQL Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5170
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote host is running PostgreSQL, a database application. The version of PostgreSQL is potentially affected by multiple issues :- Authenticated non-superusers can shut down the backend server by re-LOAD-ing libraries in $libdir/plugins, if any libraries are present there.
- A privilege escalation issue allows some actions to be performed with superuser privileges instead of table owner privileges. This is related to the fix for CVE-2007-6600 which failed to include protection against misuse of 'RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION'.
- If PostgreSQL is configured with LDAP authentication, and your LDAP configuration allows anonymous binds, it is possible for a user to authenticate themselves with an empty password.
Solution
Upgrade to PostgreSQL 8.0.22, 8.1.18, 8.2.14, 8.3.8, or 8.4.1.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 5170
Family: Database
Published: 9/14/2009
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 40947
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql
Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3229, CVE-2009-3230, CVE-2009-3231
BID: 36314