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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840428
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-933-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4' package(s) announced via the USN-933-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4' package(s) announced via the USN-933-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly sanitize its input when
using substring() with a SELECT statement. A remote authenticated attacker
could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash.

Affected Software/OS:
'postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0442
1023510
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023510
37973
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37973
39566
http://secunia.com/advisories/39566
39820
http://secunia.com/advisories/39820
39939
http://secunia.com/advisories/39939
ADV-2010-1022
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1022
ADV-2010-1197
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197
ADV-2010-1207
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207
ADV-2010-1221
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221
DSA-2051
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051
MDVSA-2010:103
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:103
RHSA-2010:0427
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html
RHSA-2010:0428
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html
RHSA-2010:0429
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html
USN-933-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-933-1
[oss-security] 20100127 Re: CVE id request: postgresql bitsubstr overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/27/5
[pgsql-committers] 20100107 pgsql: Make bit/varbit substring() treat any negative length as meaning
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2010-01/msg00125.php
[pgsql-hackers] 20100107 Re: Patch: Allow substring/replace() to get/set bit values
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-01/msg00634.php
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567058
http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=75dea10196c31d98d98c0bafeeb576ae99c09b12
http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b15087cb39ca9e4bde3c8920fcee3741045d2b83
http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/postgresql-8023-bitsubstr-overflow.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559194
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559259
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9720
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9720
postgresql-substring-bo(55902)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55902
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