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Debian Security Advisory DSA 397-1 (postgresql)

🗓️ 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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The remote host is missing an update to postgresql announced via advisory DSA 397-1. Tom Lane discovered a buffer overflow in the to_ascii function in PostgreSQL, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host running the database

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53754");
  script_version("2023-07-19T05:05:15+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-19 05:05:15 +0000 (Wed, 19 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:36:24 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0901");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 397-1 (postgresql)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB3\.0");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20397-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8741");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Tom Lane discovered a buffer overflow in the to_ascii function in
PostgreSQL.  This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on
the host running the database.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 7.2.1-2woody4.

The unstable distribution (sid) does not contain this problem.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql package.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to postgresql
announced via advisory DSA 397-1.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

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

res = "";
report = "";
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-doc", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libecpg3", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpgperl", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpgsql2", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpgtcl", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"odbc-postgresql", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pgaccess", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-client", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-contrib", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-dev", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-pygresql", ver:"7.2.1-2woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}

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

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19 Jul 2023 00:00Current
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CVSS 27.5
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