Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0547 - Unspecified vulnerability in Postgresql 7.2.1

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
postgresql
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in the ODBC driver for PostgreSQL before 7.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Postgresql
1

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-516.NASL
descriptionA buffer overflow has been discovered in the ODBC driver of PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database, descended from POSTGRES. It is possible to exploit this problem and crash the surrounding application. Hence, a PHP script using php4-odbc can be utilised to crash the surrounding Apache webserver. Other parts of postgresql are not affected.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id15353
published2004-09-29
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15353
titleDebian DSA-516-1 : postgresql - buffer overflow
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-516. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15353);
  script_version("1.22");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0547");
  script_bugtraq_id(10470);
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"516");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-516-1 : postgresql - buffer overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A buffer overflow has been discovered in the ODBC driver of
PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database, descended from
POSTGRES. It is possible to exploit this problem and crash the
surrounding application. Hence, a PHP script using php4-odbc can be
utilised to crash the surrounding Apache webserver. Other parts of
postgresql are not affected."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=247306"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-516"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the postgresql and related package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 7.2.1-2woody5."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/06/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/05/04");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libecpg3", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libpgperl", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libpgsql2", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"libpgtcl", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"odbc-postgresql", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"pgaccess", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"postgresql", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"postgresql-client", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"postgresql-contrib", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"postgresql-dev", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"postgresql-doc", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-pygresql", reference:"7.2.1-2woody5")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");