Executive Summary



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Summary
Title PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
Informations
Name USN-1789-1 First vendor Publication 2013-04-04
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2013-04-04
Severity (Vendor) N/A 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:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 8.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 6.8 Authentication Requires single instance
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Detail

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.

Software Description: - postgresql-9.1: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-8.4: Object-relational SQL database - postgresql-8.3: Object-relational SQL database

Details:

Mitsumasa Kondo and Kyotaro Horiguchi discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain connection requests containing database names starting with a dash. A remote attacker could use this flaw to damage or destroy files within a server's data directory. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-1899)

Marko Kreen discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly generated random numbers. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to possibly guess another database user's random numbers. (CVE-2013-1900)

Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain privilege checks. An unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to possibly interfere with in-progress backups. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-1901)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.10

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04

Ubuntu 11.10:
postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu11.10

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
postgresql-8.4 8.4.17-0ubuntu10.04

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
postgresql-8.3 8.3.23-0ubuntu8.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1789-1
CVE-2013-1899, CVE-2013-1900, CVE-2013-1901

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.9-0ubuntu12.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/9.1.9-0ubuntu11.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.4/8.4.17-0ubuntu10.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.3/8.3.23-0ubuntu8.04.1

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
33 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
33 % CWE-189 Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)
33 % CWE-94 Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18307
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18307
Title: DSA-2657-1 postgresql-8.4 - guessable random numbers
Description: A vulnerability was discovered in PostgreSQL database server. Random numbers generated by contrib/pgcrypto functions may be easy for another database user to guess.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-2657-1
CVE-2013-1900
CVE-2013-1899
CVE-2013-1901
 Version: 7
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 6.0
Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0
 Product(s): postgresql-8.4
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18325
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18325
Title: USN-1789-1 -- postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1 vulnerabilities
Description: Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-1789-1
CVE-2013-1899
CVE-2013-1900
CVE-2013-1901
 Version: 7
Platform(s): Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 8.04
 Product(s): postgresql-9.1
postgresql-8.4
postgresql-8.3
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20118
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20118
Title: DSA-2658-1 postgresql-9.1 - several
Description: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in PostgreSQL database server.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-2658-1
CVE-2013-1899
CVE-2013-1900
CVE-2013-1901
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 7
Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 7
 Product(s): postgresql-9.1
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25926
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25926
Title: SUSE-SU-2013:0633-2 -- Security update for PostgreSQL
Description: This update of PostgreSQL to version 9.1.9 fixes: * CVE-2013-1899: Fix insecure parsing of server command-line switches. * CVE-2013-1900: Reset OpenSSL randomness state in each postmaster child process. * CVE-2013-1901: Make REPLICATION privilege checks test current user not authenticated user.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): SUSE-SU-2013:0633-2
CVE-2013-1899
CVE-2013-1900
CVE-2013-1901
 Version: 3
Platform(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
 Product(s): PostgreSQL
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26051
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26051
Title: SUSE-SU-2013:0633-1 -- Security update for PostgreSQL
Description: This update to version 9.1.9 fixes: * CVE-2013-1899: Fix insecure parsing of server command-line switches. * CVE-2013-1900: Reset OpenSSL randomness state in each postmaster child process. * CVE-2013-1901: Make REPLICATION privilege checks test current user not authenticated user.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): SUSE-SU-2013:0633-1
CVE-2013-1899
CVE-2013-1900
CVE-2013-1901
 Version: 3
Platform(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
 Product(s): PostgreSQL
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27350
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27350
Title: DEPRECATED: ELSA-2013-1475 -- postgresql and postgresql84 security update (moderate)
Description: [8.4.18-1] - Update to PostgreSQL 8.4.18, for various fixes described at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-14.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-15.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-16.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-17.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-18.html including fixes for CVE-2013-0255, CVE-2013-1900 (#1017837)
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2013-1475
CVE-2013-0255
CVE-2013-1900
 Version: 4
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Linux 6
 Product(s): postgresql84
postgresql
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 43
Os 5

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date Description
2013-09-19 IAVM : 2013-A-0179 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2013-004
Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0040373
2013-04-11 IAVM : 2013-B-0035 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL
Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0037619

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 PostgreSQL database name command line injection attempt
RuleID : 26586 - Revision : 4 - Type : SERVER-OTHER

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201408-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2013-307.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2013-306.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-11-14 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2013-244.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-31 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20131029_postgresql_and_postgresql84_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-30 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2013-1475.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-30 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1475.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-30 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1475.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-17 Name : The remote host is missing a security update for OS X Server.
File : macosx_server_2_2_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-13 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes several security issues.
File : macosx_10_8_5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-13 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes several security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2013-004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-04 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2013-178.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-22 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-6148.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-20 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2013-142.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-08 Name : The remote database server is affected by a file deletion vulnerability.
File : postgresql_cve20131899.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-08 Name : The remote database server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.
File : postgresql_cve20131901.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-08 Name : The remote database server is affected by an issue in the random number gener...
File : postgresql_cve20131900.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-08 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_3f332f169b6b11e28fe908002798f6ff.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-4951.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-07 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_libecpg6-130402.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-5000.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-05 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1789-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-05 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2657.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2014-02-17 12:01:47
  • Multiple Updates
2013-04-05 00:19:24
  • Multiple Updates
2013-04-04 21:19:25
  • Multiple Updates
2013-04-04 17:17:26
  • First insertion