PostgreSQL up to 8.0.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PostgreSQL. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0246. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL (Database Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The intagg contrib module for PostgreSQL 8.0.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arrays.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0246 since 02/08/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 90 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22210 (FreeBSD : postgresql -- multiple vulnerabilities (65c8ecf9-2adb-11db-a6e2-000e0c2e438a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19147 (PostgreSQL Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19185), Tenable (22210), SecurityFocus (BID 12417†), OSVDB (13356†) and Secunia (SA12948†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1166, VDB-1168, VDB-1169 and VDB-1167. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 22210
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : postgresql -- multiple vulnerabilities (65c8ecf9-2adb-11db-a6e2-000e0c2e438a)
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OpenVAS ID: 57256
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: postgresql, postgresql-server, ja-postgresql
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/08/2005 +7 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +83 days 🔍
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08/13/2006 +468 days 🔍
08/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
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06/06/2019 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: postgresql.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24360

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X-Force: 19185
SecurityFocus: 12417 - PostgreSQL Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12948
OSVDB: 13356 - PostgreSQL contrib/intagg directory denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 6995 - DoS in PostgreSQL 7.x,8.x Intagg Contrib Module via Crafted Arrays, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/06/2019 07:01
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (77), 06/06/2019 07:01 (7)
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