| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:
postgresql-client
postgresql-server
CVE-2009-4034
PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before
8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before
8.4.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in
the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which
(1) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL-based
PostgreSQL servers via a crafted server certificate issued by a
legitimate Certification Authority, and (2) allows remote attackers to
bypass intended client-hostname restrictions via a crafted client
certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related
issue to CVE-2009-2408.
CVE-2009-4136
PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before
8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before
8.4.2 does not properly manage session-local state during execution of
an index function by a database superuser, which allows remote
authenticated users to gain privileges via a table with crafted index
functions, as demonstrated by functions that modify (1) search_path or
(2) a prepared statement, a related issue to CVE-2007-6600 and
CVE-2009-3230.
Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.
CVSS Score:
6.5
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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