Vulnerability Assessment & Network Security Forums

If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery.

Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2005:027: postgresql

Vulnerability Assessment Details

SUSE-SA:2005:027: postgresql

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the postgresql package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:027 (postgresql).

Several problems were identified and fixed in the PostgreSQL
database server.

Multiple buffer overflows in the low level parsing routines may
permit attackers to execute arbitrary code via:

(1) a large number of variables in a SQL statement being handled by
the read_sql_construct() function,

(2) a large number of INTO variables in a SELECT statement being
handled by the make_select_stmt function,

(3) a large number of arbitrary variables in a SELECT statement being
handled by the make_select_stmt function, and

(4) a large number of INTO variables in a FETCH statement being
handled by the make_fetch_stmt function.

This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-0247.

Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_27_postgresql.html
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

Cables, Connectors