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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2418-1 (postgresql-8.4)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to postgresql-8.4 announced via advisory DSA 2418-1.
Insight
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.
Solution
Solution
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-8.4 packages.