PostgreSQL SET ROLE command privilege elevation
| postgresql-setrole-privilege-elevation (24718) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PostgreSQL could allow an authenticated database user to gain elevated privileges. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted SET ROLE command to other database users after an error has occurred to gain the privileges of the targeted user.
Platforms Affected:
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.3
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.4
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.5
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
- PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL 8.1.0
- PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL 8.1.1
- PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL 8.1.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PostgreSQL (8.1.3 or later), available from the PostgreSQL Web site. See references.
For OpenPKG:
Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2006.004 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Feb 15 2006 - 09:05:22 CST , PostgreSQL security releases 8.1.3, 8.0.7, 7.4.12, 7.3.14 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0212.html.
- PostgreSQL Web site, Downloads at http://www.postgresql.org/download/.
- BID-16649: PostgreSQL Remote SET ROLE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0553: PostgreSQL 8.1.0 through 8.1.2 allows authenticated database users to gain additional privileges via knowledge of the backend protocol using a crafted SET ROLE to other database users, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0678.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0605: PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.004: PostgreSQL
- SA18890: PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1015636: PostgreSQL SET ROLE Validation Error Lets Remote Authenticated Users Obtain Elevated Privileges
- US-CERT VU#567452: PostgreSQL database privilege escalation vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 15, 2006
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