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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-834-1)

🗓️ 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3' package(s) announced via the USN-834-1 advisory. It was discovered that PostgreSQL could be made to unload and reload an already loaded module by using the LOAD command. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. Due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6600, RESET ROLE and RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION operations were allowed inside security-definer functions. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to escalate privileges within PostgreSQL. It was also discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly perform LDAP authentication under certain circumstances. When configured to use LDAP with anonymous binds, a remote attacker could bypass authentication by supplying an empty password

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64982");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3229", "CVE-2009-3230", "CVE-2009-3231");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-09-28 17:09:13 +0000 (Mon, 28 Sep 2009)");
  script_version("2024-02-28T14:37:42+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-28 14:37:42 +0000 (Wed, 28 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-834-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(6\.06\ LTS|8\.04\ LTS|8\.10|9\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-834-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-834-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3' package(s) announced via the USN-834-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that PostgreSQL could be made to unload and reload an
already loaded module by using the LOAD command. A remote authenticated
attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. This issue did
not affect Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. (CVE-2009-3229)

Due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6600, RESET ROLE and RESET SESSION
AUTHORIZATION operations were allowed inside security-definer functions. A
remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to escalate privileges
within PostgreSQL. (CVE-2009-3230)

It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly perform LDAP
authentication under certain circumstances. When configured to use LDAP
with anonymous binds, a remote attacker could bypass authentication by
supplying an empty password. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 6.06 LTS.
(CVE-2009-3231)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04.");

  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-deb.inc");

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

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU6.06 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-8.1", ver:"8.1.18-0ubuntu0.6.06", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-8.3", ver:"8.3.8-0ubuntu8.04", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU8.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-8.3", ver:"8.3.8-0ubuntu8.10", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU9.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-8.3", ver:"8.3.8-0ubuntu9.04", rls:"UBUNTU9.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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