[ GLSA 201209-24 ] PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201209-24)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: September 28, 2012
Updated: January 20, 2014
Bug(s): #406037, #419727, #431766
ID: 201209-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL which may
allow a remote attacker to conduct several attacks.



Background

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management
system.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-db/postgresql-server
Vulnerable: < 9.1.5
Unaffected: >= 9.1.5
Unaffected: >= 9.0.9 < 9.0.10
Unaffected: >= 8.4.13 < 8.4.14
Unaffected: >= 8.3.20 < 8.3.21
Unaffected: >= 8.4.17 < 8.4.18
Unaffected: >= 8.4.19 < 8.4.20
Unaffected: >= 9.0.13 < 9.0.14
Unaffected: >= 9.0.14 < 9.0.15
Unaffected: >= 9.0.15 < 9.0.16
Unaffected: >= 8.4.14 < 8.4.15
Unaffected: >= 8.4.15 < 8.4.16
Unaffected: >= 8.4.16 < 8.4.17
Unaffected: >= 9.0.16 < 9.0.17
Unaffected: >= 9.0.17 < 9.0.18
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could spoof SSL connections. Furthermore, a remote
authenticated attacker could cause a Denial of Service, read and write
arbitrary files, inject SQL commands into dump scripts, or bypass
database restrictions to execute database functions.
A context-dependent attacker could more easily obtain access via
authentication attempts with an initial substring of the intended
password.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PostgreSQL 9.1 server users should upgrade to the latest version: