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Debian DSA-2157-1 : postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.0 - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51862

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that PostgreSQL's intarray contrib module does not properly handle integers with a large number of digits, leading to a server crash and potentially arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade the PostgreSQL packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 8.3.14-0lenny1 of the postgresql-8.3 package.

The updates also include reliability improvements; for details see the respective changelogs.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2157

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51862

File Name: debian_DSA-2157.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/4/2011

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-8.3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-8.4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4015

BID: 46084

DSA: 2157