Debian Security Advisory
DSA-577-1 postgresql -- insecure temporary file
- Date Reported:
- 29 Oct 2004
- Affected Packages:
- postgresql
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 278336.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2004-0977. - More information:
-
Trustix Security Engineers identified insecure temporary file creation in a script included in the postgresql suite, an object-relational SQL database. This could lead an attacker to trick a user to overwrite arbitrary files he has write access to.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 7.2.1-2woody6.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.6-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-doc_7.2.1-2woody6_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody6_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.