Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2013-1900 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
PostgreSQL Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU33905
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1900
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to execute arbitrary code.
PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.13, and 8.4.x before 8.4.17, when using OpenSSL, generates insufficiently random numbers, which might allow remote authenticated users to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to the "contrib/pgcrypto functions." Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1/ "A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS"
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPostgreSQL: 9.2.0 - 9.2.3
External linkshttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101519.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102806.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00012.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1475.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2657
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2658
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-17.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-13.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-9.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-4.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.