Detections
Analytics
PostgreSQL 9.0 < 9.0.20 / 9.1 < 9.1.16 / 9.2 < 9.2.11 / 9.3 < 9.3.7 / 9.4 < 9.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8796
Synopsis
The database running on the remote server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 9.0.x prior to 9.0.20, 9.1.x prior to 9.1.16, 9.2.x prior to 9.2.11, 9.3.x prior to 9.3.7, or 9.4.x prior to 9.4.2 and is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A double free memory error exists after authentication timeout, which a remote attacker can utilize to cause the program to crash. (CVE-2015-3165)
- A flaw exists in the printf() functions due to a failure to check for errors. A remote attacker can use this to gain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2015-3166)
- pgcrypto has multiple error messages for decryption with an incorrect key. A remote attacker can use this to recover keys from other systems. (CVE-2015-3167)
Solution
Upgrade to PostgreSQL 9.0.20 / 9.1.16 / 9.2.11 / 9.3.7 / 9.4.2, or later.See Also
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1587
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-20.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-16.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/release-9-2-11.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/release-9-3-7.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/release-9-4-2.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 8796
Family: Database
Published: 7/10/2015
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 83818
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql
Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2015