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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2621-1)

🗓️ 09 Jun 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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The PostgreSQL package in Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, and 15.04 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including authentication timeouts and incorrect handling of certain function return values, potentially leading to security issues. 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842223");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3165", "CVE-2015-3166", "CVE-2015-3167");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-06-09 09:08:34 +0000 (Tue, 09 Jun 2015)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:05+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:05 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  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:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/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:"2019-11-22 15:08:18 +0000 (Fri, 22 Nov 2019)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2621-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 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(12\.04\ LTS|14\.04\ LTS|14\.10|15\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2621-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2621-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4' package(s) announced via the USN-2621-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Benkocs Norbert Attila discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled
authentication timeouts. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the
unauthenticated session to crash, possibly leading to a security issue.
(CVE-2015-3165)

Noah Misch discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain standard
library function return values, possibly leading to security issues.
(CVE-2015-3166)

Noah Misch discovered that the pgcrypto function could return different
error messages when decrypting using an incorrect key, possibly leading to
a security issue. (CVE-2015-3167)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3, postgresql-9.4' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-9.1", ver:"9.1.16-0ubuntu0.12.04", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-9.3", ver:"9.3.7-0ubuntu0.14.04", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU14.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-9.4", ver:"9.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.10", rls:"UBUNTU14.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU15.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-9.4", ver:"9.4.2-0ubuntu0.15.04", rls:"UBUNTU15.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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