Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2943 (CCN-53949)

Assigned:2009-10-14
Published:2009-10-14
Updated:2009-10-23
Summary:The postgresql-ocaml bindings 1.5.4, 1.7.0, and 1.12.1 for PostgreSQL libpq do not properly support the PQescapeStringConn function, which might allow remote attackers to leverage escaping issues involving multibyte character encodings.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2943

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
37048

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch
DSA-1909

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1909-1
postgresql-ocaml -- missing escape function

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1909
postgresql-ocaml -- missing escape function

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
59029

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59029
postgresql-ocaml for PostgreSQL PQescapeStringConn() Function Character Escaping Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: PostgreSQL Web Site
Security Information

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
postgresqlocaml-pqescapestringconn-weak-sec(53949)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7638
    P
    DSA-1909 postgresql-ocaml -- missing escape function
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13062
    P
    DSA-1909-1 postgresql-ocaml -- missing escape function
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.debian:def:1909
    V
    missing escape function
    2009-10-14
    BACK
    ocaml postgresql-ocaml 1.5.4
    ocaml postgresql-ocaml 1.7.0
    ocaml postgresql-ocaml 1.12.1
    postgresql postgresql *