CVE-2009-3231: Medium severity postgresql common vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2009
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Updated

Quoting upstream PostgreSQL security page: http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html

If PostgreSQL is configured with LDAP authentication, and your LDAP configuration allows anonymous binds, it is possible for a user to authenticate themselves with an empty password.

Affected versions: 8.3, 8.2

Fixed in versions: 8.3.8, 8.2.14

Severity: A - A vulnerability that is exploitable for privilege escalation without requiring a prior login.

Other sources

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.8 and 8.2 before 8.2.14, when using LDAP authentication with anonymous binds, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.

Red Hat

Affected Software

34 affected components
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.1
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.2
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.3
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.4
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.5
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.6
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.7
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.8
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.9
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.10
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.11
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.12
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.2.13
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3.1
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3.2
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3.3
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3.4
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3.5
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3.6
PostgreSQL postgresql=8.3.7
PostgreSQL postgresql>=8.2<8.2.14
PostgreSQL postgresql>=8.3<8.3.8
openSUSE openSUSE>=10.3<=11.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise=10.0-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise=11.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=9
Fedoraproject Fedora=10
Fedoraproject Fedora=11
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=8.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=9.04

Event History

Sep 9, 2009
CVE Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:03 PM
Affected Software
Sep 17, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3231?

CVE-2009-3231 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow bypassing LDAP authentication.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-3231?

To resolve CVE-2009-3231, you should upgrade to PostgreSQL version 8.3.8 or later for version 8.3 or 8.2.14 or later for version 8.2.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2009-3231?

CVE-2009-3231 affects PostgreSQL versions 8.3 before 8.3.8 and 8.2 before 8.2.14, as well as certain vulnerable Linux distributions using these PostgreSQL versions.

4

What happens if I don't mitigate CVE-2009-3231?

Failure to mitigate CVE-2009-3231 could allow unauthorized remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the database.

5

What type of authentication is vulnerable in CVE-2009-3231?

CVE-2009-3231 specifically affects LDAP authentication when using anonymous binds.

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