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PostgreSQL NULL Character CA SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Databases

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

PostgreSQL is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because the application fails to properly validate the domain name in a signed CA certificate, allowing attackers to substitute malicious SSL certificates for trusted ones. PostgreSQL is also prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Affected Software

Affected Software

PostgreSQL versions prior to 8.4.2, 8.3.9, 8.2.15, 8.1.19, 8.0.23, and 7.4.27 are vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Solution

Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)