Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-1058

high Nessus Plugin ID 221371

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- A flaw was found in the way Postgresql allowed a user to modify the behavior of a query for other users.
An attacker with a user account could use this flaw to execute code with the permissions of superuser in the database. Versions 9.3 through 10 are affected. (CVE-2018-1058)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 221371

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2018_1058.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 8/20/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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 Score Source: CVE-2018-1058

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-server, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql84, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-plpython, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-plpython, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql84, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-contrib, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-plperl

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/1/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1058

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