Cryptographic Issues Affecting postgresql-test package, versions <0:8.4.12-1.el6_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.73% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-POSTGRESQLTEST-1441814
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed30 May 2012

Introduced: 30 May 2012

CVE-2012-2143  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 postgresql-test to version 0:8.4.12-1.el6_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1037.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-test package and not the postgresql-test package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The crypt_des (aka DES-based crypt) function in FreeBSD before 9.0-RELEASE-p2, as used in PHP, PostgreSQL, and other products, does not process the complete cleartext password if this password contains a 0x80 character, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain access via an authentication attempt with an initial substring of the intended password, as demonstrated by a Unicode password.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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