Summary
The remote host is missing an update to postgresql-8.4 announced via advisory DSA 2418-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202418-1
Insight
Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2012-0866
It was discovered that the permissions of a function called by a trigger are not checked. This could result in privilege escalation.
CVE-2012-0867
It was discovered that only the first 32 characters of a host name are checked when validating host names through SSL certificates.
This could result in spoofing the connection in limited circumstances.
CVE-2012-0868
It was discovered that pg_dump did not sanitise object names.
This could result in arbitrary SQL command execution if a malformed dump file is opened.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 8.4.11-0squeeze1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 8.4.11-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-8.4 packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-0866, CVE-2012-0867, CVE-2012-0868 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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