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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-244)

🗓️ 08 Sep 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql8' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-244 advisory. An array index error, leading to a heap-based out-of-bounds buffer read flaw and a flaw in the way the pgcrypto contrib module of PostgreSQL (re)initialized its internal random number generator have been found. Please install the updated package(s)

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120123");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-0255", "CVE-2013-1900");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-09-08 11:18:06 +0000 (Tue, 08 Sep 2015)");
  script_version("2025-01-23T05:37:38+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-23 05:37:38 +0000 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"8.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-244)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/amazon_linux", "ssh/login/release");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"ALAS-2013-244");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2013-244.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql8' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-244 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An array index error, leading to a heap-based out-of-bounds buffer read flaw, was found in the way PostgreSQL performed certain error processing using enumeration types. An unprivileged database user could issue a specially crafted SQL query that, when processed by the server component of the PostgreSQL service, would lead to a denial of service (daemon crash) or disclosure of certain portions of server memory. (CVE-2013-0255)

A flaw was found in the way the pgcrypto contrib module of PostgreSQL (re)initialized its internal random number generator. This could lead to random numbers with less bits of entropy being used by certain pgcrypto functions, possibly allowing an attacker to conduct other attacks. (CVE-2013-1900)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'postgresql8' package(s) on Amazon Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "AMAZON") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8", rpm:"postgresql8~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-contrib", rpm:"postgresql8-contrib~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-debuginfo", rpm:"postgresql8-debuginfo~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-devel", rpm:"postgresql8-devel~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-docs", rpm:"postgresql8-docs~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-libs", rpm:"postgresql8-libs~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-plperl", rpm:"postgresql8-plperl~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-plpython", rpm:"postgresql8-plpython~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-pltcl", rpm:"postgresql8-pltcl~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-server", rpm:"postgresql8-server~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql8-test", rpm:"postgresql8-test~8.4.18~1.39.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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