CVE-2009-4034

Severity

57%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

81%

PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before 8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before 8.4.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which (1) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL-based PostgreSQL servers via a crafted server certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, and (2) allows remote attackers to bypass intended client-hostname restrictions via a crafted client certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

PostgreSQL 7.4.x before 7.4.27, 8.0.x before 8.0.23, 8.1.x before 8.1.19, 8.2.x before 8.2.15, 8.3.x before 8.3.9, and 8.4.x before 8.4.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which (1) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL-based PostgreSQL servers via a crafted server certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, and (2) allows remote attackers to bypass intended client-hostname restrictions via a crafted client certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

PostgreSQL

First reported 15 years ago

2009-12-15 18:30:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-10 19:48:00

Affected Software

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.1

7.4.1

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.2

7.4.2

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.3

7.4.3

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.4

7.4.4

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.5

7.4.5

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.6

7.4.6

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.7

7.4.7

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.8

7.4.8

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.9

7.4.9

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.10

7.4.10

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.11

7.4.11

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.12

7.4.12

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.13

7.4.13

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.14

7.4.14

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.15

7.4.15

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.16

7.4.16

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.17

7.4.17

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.18

7.4.18

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.19

7.4.19

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.20

7.4.20

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.21

7.4.21

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.22

7.4.22

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.23

7.4.23

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.24

7.4.24

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.25

7.4.25

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.4.26

7.4.26

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.1

8.0.1

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.2

8.0.2

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.3

8.0.3

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.4

8.0.4

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.5

8.0.5

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.6

8.0.6

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.7

8.0.7

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.8

8.0.8

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.9

8.0.9

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.10

8.0.10

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.11

8.0.11

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.12

8.0.12

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.13

8.0.13

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.14

8.0.14

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.15

8.0.15

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.16

8.0.16

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.17

8.0.17

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.18

8.0.18

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.19

8.0.19

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.20

8.0.20

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.21

8.0.21

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 8.0.22

8.0.22

PostgreSQL 8.1.0

8.1.0

PostgreSQL 8.1.1

8.1.1

PostgreSQL 8.1.2

8.1.2

PostgreSQL 8.1.3

8.1.3

PostgreSQL 8.1.4

8.1.4

PostgreSQL 8.1.5

8.1.5

PostgreSQL 8.1.6

8.1.6

PostgreSQL 8.1.7

8.1.7

PostgreSQL 8.1.8

8.1.8

PostgreSQL 8.1.9

8.1.9

PostgreSQL 8.1.10

8.1.10

PostgreSQL 8.1.11

8.1.11

PostgreSQL 8.1.12

8.1.12

PostgreSQL 8.1.13

8.1.13

PostgreSQL 8.1.14

8.1.14

PostgreSQL 8.1.15

8.1.15

PostgreSQL 8.1.16

8.1.16

PostgreSQL 8.1.17

8.1.17

PostgreSQL 8.1.18

8.1.18

PostgreSQL 8.2

8.2

PostgreSQL 8.2.1

8.2.1

PostgreSQL 8.2.2

8.2.2

PostgreSQL 8.2.3

8.2.3

PostgreSQL 8.2.4

8.2.4

PostgreSQL 8.2.5

8.2.5

PostgreSQL 8.2.6

8.2.6

PostgreSQL 8.2.7

8.2.7

PostgreSQL 8.2.8

8.2.8

PostgreSQL 8.2.9

8.2.9

PostgreSQL 8.2.10

8.2.10

PostgreSQL 8.2.11

8.2.11

PostgreSQL 8.2.12

8.2.12

PostgreSQL 8.2.13

8.2.13

PostgreSQL 8.2.14

8.2.14

PostgreSQL 8.3.1

8.3.1

PostgreSQL 8.3.2

8.3.2

PostgreSQL 8.3.3

8.3.3

PostgreSQL 8.3.4

8.3.4

PostgreSQL 8.3.5

8.3.5

PostgreSQL 8.3.6

8.3.6

PostgreSQL 8.3.7

8.3.7

PostgreSQL 8.3.8

8.3.8

PostgreSQL 8.4.1

8.4.1

References

SUSE-SR:2010:001

HPSBMU02781

61038

37663

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0012

MDVSA-2009:333

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-7-4-27.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-0-23.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-1-19.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2-15.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-3-9.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-2.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html

Vendor Advisory

20100307 rPSA-2010-0012-1 postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server

37334

1023325

ADV-2009-3519

FEDORA-2009-13363

FEDORA-2009-13381

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