Executive Summary

Summary
Title PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Informations
Name GLSA-201507-20 First vendor Publication 2015-07-18
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2015-07-18
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL, the worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code or privilege escalation.

Background

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management system.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition or escalate privileges.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PostgreSQL 9.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.0.21"

All PostgreSQL 9.1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.1.17"

All PostgreSQL 9.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.2.12"

All PostgreSQL 9.3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.3.8"

All PostgreSQL 9.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/postgresql-9.4.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8161 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8161
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-0241 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0241
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-0242 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0242
[ 4 ] CVE-2015-0243 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0243
[ 5 ] CVE-2015-0244 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0244
[ 6 ] CVE-2015-3165 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3165
[ 7 ] CVE-2015-3166 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3166
[ 8 ] CVE-2015-3167 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3167

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-20

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201507-20.xml

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 286
Os 1
Os 4
Os 2

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date Description
2015-05-28 IAVM : 2015-B-0068 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL
Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0060809

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-09-22 Name : The remote host is missing a security update for OS X Server.
File : macosx_server_5_0_3.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-23 Name : A web application on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : puppet_enterprise_activemq_psql_ssl.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-21 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-1264-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-20 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201507-20.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-08 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2015-556.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-06 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20150629_postgresql_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-30 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2015-1194.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-30 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2015-1194.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-30 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-1194.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-23 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-1091-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-18 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2015-546.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-18 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2015-545.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-01 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-227.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-27 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-2621-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-27 Name : The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : postgresql_20150522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-26 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3269.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-26 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_fc38cd8300b311e58ebd0026551a22dc.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-26 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3270.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Alert History

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Date Informations
2015-07-24 13:29:59
  • Multiple Updates
2015-07-18 17:25:02
  • First insertion