PostgreSQL 7.4 < 7.4.27 / 8.0 < 8.0.23 / 8.1 < 8.1.19 / 8.2 < 8.2.15 / 8.3 < 8.3.9 / 8.4 < 8.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 63348
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Synopsis
The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 7.4 prior to 7.4.27, 8.0 prior to 8.0.23, 8.1 prior to 8.1.19, 8.2 prior to 8.2.15, 8.3 prior to 8.3.9 or 8.4 prior to 8.4.2. As such, it is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- NULL bytes in SSL Certificates can be used to falsify client or server authentication. (CVE-2009-4034)
- Privilege escalation is possible via changing session state in an index function. (CVE-2009-4136)
Solution
Upgrade to PostgreSQL 7.4.27 / 8.0.23 / 8.1.19 / 8.2.15 / 8.3.9 / 8.4.2 or later.See Also
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1170/
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/release-7-4-27.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/release-8-0-23.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/release-8-1-19.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/release-8-2-15.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 63348
File Name: postgresql_20091214.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Family: Databases
Published: 12/28/2012
Updated: 11/15/2018
Dependencies: postgresql_version.nbin
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-4034, CVE-2009-4136
CWE: 310