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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PostgreSQL 8.0.23/8.1.11/8.3.8 (Database Software). This affects the function substring
. The manipulation of the argument third
with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The bitsubstr function in backend/utils/adt/varbit.c in PostgreSQL 8.0.23, 8.1.11, and 8.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a negative integer in the third argument, as demonstrated by a SELECT statement that contains a call to the substring function for a bit string, related to an "overflow."
The weakness was presented 02/02/2010 with Intevydis as Bug 559259 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0442. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45348 (FreeBSD : postgresql -- bitsubstr overflow (e050119b-3856-11df-b2b2-002170daae37)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155662 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for PostgreSQL (ELSA-2010-0427)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9510.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55902) and Tenable (45348). See 13593 and 51152 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 45348
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : postgresql -- bitsubstr overflow (e050119b-3856-11df-b2b2-002170daae37)
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OpenVAS ID: 67404
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2051-1 (postgresql-8.3)
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Timeline
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Sources
Product: postgresql.orgAdvisory: Bug 559259
Organization: Intevydis
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0442 (🔍)
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X-Force: 55902
Vulnerability Center: 25179 - PostgreSQL Remote DoS Vulnerability via Vectors Involving a Negative Integer in the Third Argument, Medium
SecurityFocus: 37973 - PostgreSQL 'bitsubstr' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 09/01/2021 01:48
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (69), 02/22/2017 10:49 (11), 09/01/2021 01:40 (4), 09/01/2021 01:48 (1)
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