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PostgreSQL Multiple Vulnerabilities (Aug 2017) - Linux

🗓️ 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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PostgreSQL multiple vulnerabilities in August 2017 for Linux. Flaws in libpq and exposure to pg_user_mappings options. Impact allows remote attacker to obtain sensitive info. Affected versions 9.2.x, 9.3.x, 9.4.x, 9.5.x, and 9.6.x. Upgrade to version 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8, or 9.6.4

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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

CPE = "cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811580");
  script_version("2024-07-19T05:05:32+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7546", "CVE-2017-7547");
  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_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-07-19 05:05:32 +0000 (Fri, 19 Jul 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-09 23:29:00 +0000 (Wed, 09 Oct 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-08-17 12:50:23 +0530 (Thu, 17 Aug 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
  script_name("PostgreSQL Multiple Vulnerabilities (Aug 2017) - Linux");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PostgreSQL is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - libpq, and by extension any connection driver that utilizes libpq, ignores
    empty passwords and does not transmit them to the server.

  - User had access to see the options in pg_user_mappings even if the user did not
    have the USAGE permission on the associated foreign server.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow a
  remote attacker to bypass security and obtain sensitive information.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PostgreSQL version 9.2.x before 9.2.22,
  9.3.x before 9.3.18, 9.4.x before 9.4.13, and 9.5.x before 9.5.8 and 9.6.x
  before 9.6.4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to version 9.2.22 or 9.3.18 or
  9.4.13 or 9.5.8 or 9.6.4 or later.");

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

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100275");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-22.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9.5.8.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9.4.13.html");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Databases");
  script_dependencies("gb_postgresql_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("postgresql/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE)))
  exit(0);

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
loc = infos["location"];

if(vers =~ "^9\.2") {
  if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"9.2.22")) {
    fix = "9.2.22";
  }
}

else if(vers =~ "^9\.3") {
  if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"9.3.18")) {
    fix = "9.3.18";
  }
}

else if(vers =~ "^9\.4") {
  if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"9.4.13")) {
    fix = "9.4.13";
  }
}

else if(vers =~ "^9\.5") {
  if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"9.5.8")) {
    fix = "9.5.8";
  }
}

else if(vers =~ "^9\.6") {
  if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"9.6.4")) {
    fix = "9.6.4";
  }
}

if(fix) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:loc);
  security_message(port:port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(0);

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