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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60373
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2008:005 (postgresql)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory SUSE-SA:2008:005.

The database server PostgreSQL had various security problems which
have been fixed by upgrading to the respective minor versions fixing
those problems.

This could have been used by remote attackers having access to the
SQL server being able to get user rights or corrupt the database.

Following security issues have been fixed:
- Index Functions Privilege Escalation: CVE-2007-6600
- Regular Expression Denial-of-Service: CVE-2007-4772,
CVE-2007-6067, CVE-2007-4769
- DBLink Privilege Escalation: CVE-2007-6601

The new PostgreSQL versions are:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 10: 8.1.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9: 7.4.19
- SUSE Linux 10.1 and openSUSE 10.2: 8.1.1
- openSUSE 10.3: 8.2.6

Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2008:005

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.2

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4769
BugTraq ID: 27163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163
Bugtraq: 20080107 PostgreSQL 2007-01-07 Cumulative Security Release (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080115 rPSA-2008-0016-1 postgresql postgresql-server (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1460 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Debian Security Information: DSA-1463 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBTU02325
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT080006
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9804
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:005 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
XForce ISS Database: postgresql-backref-dos(39499)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39499
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4772
Bugtraq: 20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:059
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11569
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0122
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0122.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
http://secunia.com/advisories/29248
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0539 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0555 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0677 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0531 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0578 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
XForce ISS Database: postgresql-regular-expression-dos(39497)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39497
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6067
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10235
XForce ISS Database: postgresql-complex-expression-dos(39498)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39498
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6600
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10493
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445
XForce ISS Database: postgresql-indexfunctions-priv-escalation(39496)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39496
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6601
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11127
XForce ISS Database: postgresql-dblink-privilege-escalation(39500)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39500
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