Debian DSA-3155-1 : postgresql-9.1 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 81211

Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL-9.1, a SQL database system.

- CVE-2014-8161: Information leak A user with limited clearance on a table might have access to information in columns without SELECT rights on through server error messages.

- CVE-2015-0241: Out of boundaries read/write The function to_char() might read/write past the end of a buffer. This might crash the server when a formatting template is processed.

- CVE-2015-0243: Buffer overruns in contrib/pgcrypto The pgcrypto module is vulnerable to stack buffer overrun that might crash the server.

- CVE-2015-0244: SQL command injection Emil Lenngren reported that an attacker can inject SQL commands when the synchronization between client and server is lost.

Solution

Upgrade the postgresql-9.1 packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 9.1.15-0+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 9.1.14-0+deb8u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8161

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0241

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0243

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0244

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/postgresql-9.1

https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3155

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 81211

File Name: debian_DSA-3155.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/9/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-9.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8161, CVE-2015-0241, CVE-2015-0243, CVE-2015-0244

DSA: 3155