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FreeBSD : postgresql -- multiple vulnerabilities (65c8ecf9-2adb-11db-a6e2-000e0c2e438a)
high Nessus Plugin ID 22210
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities had been reported in various versions of PostgreSQL :- The EXECUTE restrictions can be bypassed by using the AGGREGATE function, which is missing a permissions check.
- A buffer overflow exists in gram.y which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a large number of arguments to a refcursor function, found in gram.y
- The intagg contributed module allows an attacker to crash the server (Denial of Service) by constructing a malicious crafted array.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 22210
File Name: freebsd_pkg_65c8ecf92adb11dba6e2000e0c2e438a.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 8/14/2006
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:postgresql-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2005