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FreeBSD: VID-2CCD71BD-426B-11EC-87DB-6CC21735F730 (CVE-2021-23214): PostgreSQL -- Possible man-in-the-middle attacks

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FreeBSD: VID-2CCD71BD-426B-11EC-87DB-6CC21735F730 (CVE-2021-23214): PostgreSQL -- Possible man-in-the-middle attacks

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/08/2021
Created
11/08/2022
Added
11/04/2022
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-postgresql10-server
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-postgresql11-server
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-postgresql12-server
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-postgresql13-server
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-postgresql14-server
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-postgresql96-server

References

  • CVE-2021-23214
  • USN-5145-1
  • USN-5645-1

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