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PostgreSQL 12.x < 12.14 / 13.x < 13.10 / 14.x < 14.7 / 15.x < 15.2 Information Disclosure

low Nessus Plugin ID 173964

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is potentially affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. In PostgreSQL, a modified, unauthenticated server can send an unterminated string during the establishment of Kerberos transport encryption. In certain conditions a server can cause a libpq client to over-read and report an error message containing uninitialized bytes.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 12.14 / 13.10 / 14.7 / 15.2 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2d6274ab

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2022-41862

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 173964

File Name: postgresql_20230209.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 4/6/2023

Updated: 3/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41862

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/PostgreSQL

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41862

IAVB: 2023-B-0009-S