Vigil@nce: PostgreSQL, several vulnerabilities
September 2008 by Vigil@nce
SYNTHESIS
A local attacker can create a denial of service or elevate his
privileges via PostgreSQL.
Gravity: 2/4
Consequences: user access/rights, denial of service of service
Provenance: user account
Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack
Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5)
Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)
Number of vulnerabilities in this bulletin: 3
Creation date: 22/09/2008
IMPACTED PRODUCTS
– PostgreSQL
DESCRIPTION
Several vulnerabilities impact PostgreSQL.
When a view contains UNION ALL, its permissions are not checked.
[grav:2/4]
An attacker can generate memory leaks by using XML operations.
[grav:1/4]
An attacker can generate integer overflows during date or unit
conversions. [grav:1/4]
CHARACTERISTICS
Identifiers: VIGILANCE-VUL-8121