GLSA-201204-08Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Perl DBD-Pg Module: Arbitrary code execution |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | GLSA-201204-08 | First vendor Publication | 2012-04-17 |
| Vendor | Gentoo | Last vendor Modification | 2012-04-17 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Normal | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentification | None Required |
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Detail
Synopsis Two format string vulnerabilities have been found in the Perl DBD-Pg module, allowing a remote PostgreSQL servers to execute arbitrary code. Background DBD-Pg is a PostgreSQL interface module for Perl. Description Format string vulnerabilities have been found in the the "pg_warn()" and "dbd_st_prepare()" functions in dbdimp.c. Impact A remote PostgreSQL server could send specially crafted database warnings or DBD statements, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution All users of the Perl DBD-Pg module should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/DBD-Pg-2.19.0" References [ 1 ] CVE-2012-1151 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1151 Availability This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-08.xml |
Original Source
| Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-08.xml |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-134 | Uncontrolled Format String |
(Medium)
