Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1542-1)
🗓️ 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 113 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| databases/postgresql*-server -- multiple vulnerabilities | 17 Aug 201200:00 | – | freebsd | |
| PostgreSQL < 8.3.20 / 8.4.13 / 9.0.9 / 9.1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 14 May 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql9 (ALAS-2012-121) | 4 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql8 (ALAS-2012-129) | 4 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 5 / 6 : postgresql / postgresql84 (CESA-2012:1263) | 14 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 5 : postgresql (CESA-2012:1264) | 14 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-2534-1 : postgresql-8.4 - several vulnerabilities | 27 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 16 : postgresql-9.1.5-1.fc16 (2012-12156) | 27 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 17 : postgresql-9.1.5-1.fc17 (2012-12165) | 27 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| FreeBSD : databases/postgresql*-server -- multiple vulnerabilities (07234e78-e899-11e1-b38d-0023ae8e59f0) | 20 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1542-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841120");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3488", "CVE-2012-3489");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-08-21 06:15:11 +0000 (Tue, 21 Aug 2012)");
script_version("2025-08-15T05:40:49+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 05:40:49 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-15 03:22:42 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1542-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 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(10\.04\ LTS|11\.04|11\.10|12\.04\ LTS|8\.04\ LTS)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1542-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1542-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1' package(s) announced via the USN-1542-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Peter Eisentraut discovered that the XSLT functionality in the optional
XML2 extension would allow unprivileged database users to both read and
write data with the privileges of the database server. (CVE-2012-3488)
Noah Misch and Tom Lane discovered that the XML functionality in the
optional XML2 extension would allow unprivileged database users to
read data with the privileges of the database server. (CVE-2012-3489)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU10.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-8.4", ver:"8.4.13-0ubuntu10.04", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU11.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-8.4", ver:"8.4.13-0ubuntu11.04", rls:"UBUNTU11.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU11.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-9.1", ver:"9.1.5-0ubuntu11.10", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-9.1", ver:"9.1.5-0ubuntu12.04", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 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:"8.3.20-0ubuntu8.04", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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