Executive Summary

Summary
Title postgresql security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2008:0039 First vendor Publication 2008-01-11
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2008-01-11
Severity (Vendor) Moderate Revision 01

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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated postgresql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Description:

PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS). The postgresql packages include the client programs and libraries needed to access a PostgreSQL DBMS server.

A privilege escalation flaw was discovered in PostgreSQL. An authenticated attacker could create an index function that would be executed with administrator privileges during database maintenance tasks, such as database vacuuming. (CVE-2007-6600)

A privilege escalation flaw was discovered in PostgreSQL's Database Link library (dblink). An authenticated attacker could use dblink to possibly escalate privileges on systems with "trust" or "ident" authentication configured. Please note that dblink functionality is not enabled by default, and can only by enabled by a database administrator on systems with the postgresql-contrib package installed. (CVE-2007-3278, CVE-2007-6601)

All postgresql users should upgrade to these updated packages, which include PostgreSQL 7.3.21 and resolve these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

309141 - CVE-2007-3278 dblink allows proxying of database connections via 127.0.0.1 427127 - CVE-2007-6600 PostgreSQL privilege escalation 427128 - CVE-2007-6601 PostgreSQL privilege escalation via dblink

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
67 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
33 % CWE-287 Improper Authentication

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10334
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10334
Title: PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when local trust authentication is enabled and the Database Link library (dblink) is installed, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary accounts and execute arbitrary SQL queries via a dblink host parameter that proxies the connection from 127.0.0.1.
Description: PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when local trust authentication is enabled and the Database Link library (dblink) is installed, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary accounts and execute arbitrary SQL queries via a dblink host parameter that proxies the connection from 127.0.0.1.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2007-3278
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10493
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10493
Title: PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21 uses superuser privileges instead of table owner privileges for (1) VACUUM and (2) ANALYZE operations within index functions, and supports (3) SET ROLE and (4) SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION within index functions, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.
Description: PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21 uses superuser privileges instead of table owner privileges for (1) VACUUM and (2) ANALYZE operations within index functions, and supports (3) SET ROLE and (4) SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION within index functions, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2007-6600
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11127
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11127
Title: The DBLink module in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21, when local trust or ident authentication is used, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3278.
Description: The DBLink module in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21, when local trust or ident authentication is used, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3278.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2007-6601
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16775
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16775
Title: USN-568-1 -- postgresql vulnerabilities
Description: Nico Leidecker discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly restrict dblink functions.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-568-1
CVE-2007-3278
CVE-2007-6601
CVE-2007-4769
CVE-2007-4772
CVE-2007-6067
CVE-2007-6600
Version: 7
Platform(s): Ubuntu 6.06
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
Product(s): postgresql-8.1
postgresql-8.2
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18105
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18105
Title: DSA-1463-1 postgresql-7.4 - several
Description: Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1463-1
CVE-2007-3278
CVE-2007-4769
CVE-2007-4772
CVE-2007-6067
CVE-2007-6600
CVE-2007-6601
Version: 7
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): postgresql-7.4
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20164
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20164
Title: DSA-1460-1 postgresql-8.1 - several
Description: Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1460-1
CVE-2007-3278
CVE-2007-4769
CVE-2007-4772
CVE-2007-6067
CVE-2007-6600
CVE-2007-6601
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): postgresql-8.1
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21738
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21738
Title: ELSA-2008:0038: postgresql security update (Moderate)
Description: The DBLink module in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21, when local trust or ident authentication is used, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3278.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2008:0038-01
CVE-2007-3278
CVE-2007-4769
CVE-2007-4772
CVE-2007-6067
CVE-2007-6600
CVE-2007-6601
Version: 29
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): postgresql
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7844
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7844
Title: DSA-1460 postgresql-8.1 -- several vulnerabilities
Description: Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: It was discovered that the DBLink module performed insufficient credential validation. This issue is also tracked as CVE-2007-6601, since the initial upstream fix was incomplete. Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry discovered that a bug in the handling of back-references inside the regular expressions engine could lead to an out of bounds read, resulting in a crash. This constitutes only a security problem if an application using PostgreSQL processes regular expressions from untrusted sources. Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry discovered that the optimizer for regular expression could be tricked into an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service. This constitutes only a security problem if an application using PostgreSQL processes regular expressions from untrusted sources. Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry discovered that the optimizer for regular expression could be tricked massive resource consumption. This constitutes only a security problem if an application using PostgreSQL processes regular expressions from untrusted sources. Functions in index expressions could lead to privilege escalation. For a more in depth explanation please see the upstream announce available at http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905. The old stable distribution (sarge), doesn't contain postgresql-8.1. For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version postgresql-8.1 8.1.11-0etch1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 8.2.6-1 of postgresql-8.2. We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-8.1 (8.1.11-0etch1) package.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1460
CVE-2007-3278
CVE-2007-4769
CVE-2007-4772
CVE-2007-6067
CVE-2007-6600
CVE-2007-6601
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): postgresql-8.1
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8199
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8199
Title: DSA-1463 postgresql-7.4 -- several vulnerabilities
Description: Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: It was discovered that the DBLink module performed insufficient credential validation. This issue is also tracked as CVE-2007-6601, since the initial upstream fix was incomplete. Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry discovered that a bug in the handling of back-references inside the regular expressions engine could lead to an out of bounds read, resulting in a crash. This constitutes only a security problem if an application using PostgreSQL processes regular expressions from untrusted sources. Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry discovered that the optimizer for regular expression could be tricked into an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service. This constitutes only a security problem if an application using PostgreSQL processes regular expressions from untrusted sources. Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry discovered that the optimizer for regular expression could be tricked massive resource consumption. This constitutes only a security problem if an application using PostgreSQL processes regular expressions from untrusted sources. Functions in index expressions could lead to privilege escalation. For a more in depth explanation please see the upstream announce available at http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905. For the old stable distribution (sarge), some of these problems have been fixed in version 7.4.7-6sarge6 of the postgresql package. Please note that the fix for CVE-2007-6600 and for the handling of regular expressions haven’t been backported due to the intrusiveness of the fix. We recommend to upgrade to the stable distribution if these vulnerabilities affect your setup. For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 7.4.19-0etch1. The unstable distribution (sid) no longer contains postgres-7.4. We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-7.4 packages.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1463
CVE-2007-3278
CVE-2007-4769
CVE-2007-4772
CVE-2007-6067
CVE-2007-6600
CVE-2007-6601
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
Product(s): postgresql-7.4
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 158
Os 2
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for rh-postgresql CESA-2009:1485 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1485_rh-postgresql_centos3_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for postgresql CESA-2009:1484 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1484_postgresql_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for postgresql CESA-2009:1484 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1484_postgresql_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-12-30 Name : FreeBSD Ports: postgresql-client, postgresql-server
File : nvt/freebsd_postgresql-client.nasl
2009-12-14 Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:251-1 (postgresql8.2)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_251_1.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1484
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1484.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for PostgreSQL
File : nvt/sles10_postgresql1.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1485 (postgresql)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1485.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1484 (postgresql)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1484.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1485
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1485.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for postgresql
File : nvt/sles9p5021809.nasl
2009-09-28 Name : Ubuntu USN-834-1 (postgresql-8.3)
File : nvt/ubuntu_834_1.nasl
2009-09-28 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1461
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1461.nasl
2009-09-15 Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-9474 (postgresql)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_9474.nasl
2009-09-15 Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-9473 (postgresql)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_9473.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for postgresql MDKSA-2007:188 (postgresql)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_188.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for postgresql MDVSA-2008:004 (postgresql)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_004.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for postgresql vulnerabilities USN-568-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_568_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for postgresql RHSA-2008:0039-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0039-01_postgresql.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for postgresql RHSA-2008:0038-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0038-01_postgresql.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for postgresql CESA-2008:0038 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0038_postgresql_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for rh-postgresql CESA-2008:0039 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0039_rh-postgresql_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for rh-postgresql CESA-2008:0039 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0039_rh-postgresql_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for postgresql CESA-2008:0038 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0038_postgresql_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for postgresql FEDORA-2008-0478
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_0478_postgresql_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for postgresql FEDORA-2008-0552
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_0552_postgresql_fc7.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for postgresql SUSE-SA:2008:005
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_005.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200801-15 (postgresql)
File : nvt/glsa_200801_15.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: postgresql, postgresql-server
File : nvt/freebsd_postgresql4.nasl
2008-01-31 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1463-1 (postgresql-7.4)
File : nvt/deb_1463_1.nasl
2008-01-31 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1460-1 (postgresql-8.1)
File : nvt/deb_1460_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
40904 PostgreSQL Multiple Operation Remote Privilege Escalation

40903 PostgreSQL DBLink Module Unspecified Remote Privilege Escalation

40899 PostgreSQL dblink host Variable Crafted Localhost Proxy Remote Privilege Esca...

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1485.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1484.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0039.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20091007_postgresql_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20080111_postgresql_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-1484.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-12-17 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_e7bc5600eaa011debd9c00215c6a37bb.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-12-16 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-333.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-08 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-1485.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1485.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1484.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-02 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-251.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12065.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-22 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-834-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-14 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-9474.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-14 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-9473.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-04-28 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_51436b4c125011ddbab70016179b2dd5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-11 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_postgresql-4955.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-06 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_postgresql-4962.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-06 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_postgresql-4958.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-29 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200801-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-568-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-15 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1463.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-14 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-0478.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-14 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-14 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0039.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1460.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-14 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-0552.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-14 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0039.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-14 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-09-26 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-188.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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