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RedHat Update for postgresql RHSA-2012:1264-01

🗓️ 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. It was found that the optional PostgreSQL xml2 contrib module allowed local files and remote URLs to be read and written to with the privileges of the database server when parsing Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). An unprivileged database user could use this flaw to read and write to local files and remote URLs they would otherwise not have access to by issuing a specially-crafted SQL query. Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Peter Eisentraut as the original reporter. All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update

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# 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_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.redhat.com/archives/rhsa-announce/2012-September/msg00019.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870831");
  script_version("2024-03-21T05:06:54+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-03-21 05:06:54 +0000 (Thu, 21 Mar 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-17 16:41:50 +0530 (Mon, 17 Sep 2012)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3488");
  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_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2012:1264-01");
  script_name("RedHat Update for postgresql RHSA-2012:1264-01");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Red Hat Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/rhel", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=RHENT_5");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"postgresql on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
  (DBMS).

  It was found that the optional PostgreSQL xml2 contrib module allowed local
  files and remote URLs to be read and written to with the privileges of the
  database server when parsing Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations
  (XSLT). An unprivileged database user could use this flaw to read and write
  to local files (such as the database's configuration files) and remote URLs
  they would otherwise not have access to by issuing a specially-crafted SQL
  query. (CVE-2012-3488)

  Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this
  issue. Upstream acknowledges Peter Eisentraut as the original reporter.

  All PostgreSQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
  which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. If the postgresql
  service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing
  this update.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

res = "";

if(release == "RHENT_5")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql", rpm:"postgresql~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-contrib", rpm:"postgresql-contrib~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-debuginfo", rpm:"postgresql-debuginfo~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-devel", rpm:"postgresql-devel~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-docs", rpm:"postgresql-docs~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-libs", rpm:"postgresql-libs~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-pl", rpm:"postgresql-pl~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-python", rpm:"postgresql-python~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-server", rpm:"postgresql-server~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-tcl", rpm:"postgresql-tcl~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"postgresql-test", rpm:"postgresql-test~8.1.23~6.el5_8", rls:"RHENT_5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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21 Mar 2024 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
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CVSS 24.9
EPSS0.03297
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