PostgreSQL class C vulnerability in core server: CVE-2014-0061

PostgreSQL class C vulnerability in core server: CVE-2014-0061

Severity	CVSS	Published	Added	Modified
7	(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)	March 31, 2014	April 01, 2014	April 01, 2014

Description

The validator functions for the procedural languages (PLs) in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a function that is (1) defined in another language or (2) not allowed to be directly called by the user due to permissions.

References

• CVE-2014-0061
• DEBIAN: http://www.debian.org/security/dsa-2864
• DEBIAN: http://www.debian.org/security/dsa-2865
• DISA_SEVERITY: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/iavm-cve.html
• DISA_VMSKEY: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/iavm-cve.html
• IAVM: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/iavm-cve.html

Solution

• Postgres Postgres >= 8.4 and < 8.4.20

  Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 8.4.20

  Download and apply the upgrade from: http://www.postgresql.org/download/

• Postgres Postgres >= 9.0 and < 9.0.16

  Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.0.16

  Download and apply the upgrade from: http://www.postgresql.org/download/

• Postgres Postgres >= 9.1 and < 9.1.12

  Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.1.12

  Download and apply the upgrade from: http://www.postgresql.org/download/

• Postgres Postgres >= 9.2 and < 9.2.7

  Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.2.7

  Download and apply the upgrade from: http://www.postgresql.org/download/

• Postgres Postgres >= 9.3 and < 9.3.3

  Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 9.3.3

  Download and apply the upgrade from: http://www.postgresql.org/download/

Related Vulnerabilities

• DSA-2864-1 postgresql-8.4 -- several vulnerabilities
• DSA-2865-1 postgresql-9.1 -- several vulnerabilities
• CESA-2014:0211: postgresql84 and postgresql security update
• CESA-2014:0221: postgresql92-postgresql security update
• CESA-2014:0249: postgresql security update
• ELSA-2014-0211 Important: Oracle Linux 6 postgresql84 and postgresql security update
• ELSA-2014-0249 Important: Oracle Linux 5 postgresql security update
• RHSA-2014:0211: postgresql84 and postgresql security update
• RHSA-2014:0221: postgresql92-postgresql security update
• RHSA-2014:0249: postgresql security update
• SUSE Linux Security Advisory: CVE-2014-0061