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FreeBSD : postgresql81-server -- SET ROLE privilege escalation (0b2b4b4d-a07c-11da-be0a-000c6ec775d9)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21384

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The PostgreSQL team reports :

Due to inadequate validity checking, a user could exploit the special case that SET ROLE normally uses to restore the previous role setting after an error. This allowed ordinary users to acquire superuser status, for example.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/release.html#RELEASE-8-1-3

http://www.nessus.org/u?55b3c9cc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21384

File Name: freebsd_pkg_0b2b4b4da07c11dabe0a000c6ec775d9.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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: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: 2/18/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0553

CWE: 264