PostgreSQL 'SECURITY DEFINER' and 'SET' Attributes Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53812

Security Info

Bugtraq ID:	53812
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2012-2655
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 05 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 05 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Tom Lane
Vulnerable:	Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.1.3 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.0.7 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.0.3 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.0.1 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.0 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.4.11 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.4.10 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.3.18 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.3.14 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.3.11 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.1 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.3.12 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.3.10

Not Vulnerable:	PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.1.4 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 9.0.8 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.4.12 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.3.19

Security Discussion

PostgreSQL is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to crash the application, denying service to legitimate users.

Proof of Concept and Security Exploits

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: vuldb@securityfocus.com.

Security Solution(s)

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

Security References(s)

References:

E.1. Release 8.4.12 (PostgreSQL)
E.2. Release 9.1.4 (PostgreSQL)
E.29. Release 8.3.19 (PostgreSQL)
E.7. Release 9.0.8 (PostgreSQL)
Not quite a security hole: CREATE LANGUAGE for non-superusers (Tom Lane)
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