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Debian Security Advisory DSA 370-1                     security@debian.org 
Debian -- Security Information                              Matt Zimmerman
August 8th, 2003                         Debian -- Debian security FAQ 
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Package        : pam-pgsql
Vulnerability  : format string
Problem-Type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids        : CAN-2003-0672

Florian Zumbiehl reported a vulnerability in pam-pgsql whereby the
username to be used for authentication is used as a format string when
writing a log message.  This vulnerability may allow an attacker to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the program requesting
PAM authentication.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.2-3woody1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.2-7.

We recommend that you update your pam-pgsql package.

Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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  Source archives:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:      644 01ce86abcdc3a432fc979e1b0f0203a2
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:     5008 b2be8320b3d2a468b3a5af0fa8bf9e1b
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    39892 3ee046cd64ad9c3e02ad486d0398ad13

  Alpha architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    15226 c10f5e09cd23810c2418fccfe42414ef

  ARM architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13602 bf8f9d8244b36ded089b615f2e76d285

  Intel IA-32 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13450 b68edd005607062670d4e1280025f27c

  Intel IA-64 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    20280 3d755ff713654155613eb28c1fa39077

  HP Precision architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    14154 7a7ddbd447a3c6470ec281d4ec8a0181

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13598 db5d0f4711bcae1770230cf026ba0d91

  Big endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13338 a18e7309983872fec63dc363de4ee97d

  Little endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13354 07b3deb8d49d04d853311746a26b19f4

  PowerPC architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13728 11b9ebcaa2e744acce12e844c59ea893

  IBM S/390 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13908 6b285c2dfa13c138155559a92b24e3b1

  Sun Sparc architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    13556 eb37c53e7fc2084b6883f1c563d6ff92

  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next revision.

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For apt-get: deb  Debian -- Security Information  stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp:    dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show ' and  http://packages.debian.org/

Debian: pam-pgsql format string vulnerability

August 11, 2003
There is a vulnerability in pam-pgsql whereby theusername to be used for authentication is used as a format string whenwriting a log message.

Summary

Florian Zumbiehl reported a vulnerability in pam-pgsql whereby the
username to be used for authentication is used as a format string when
writing a log message. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the program requesting
PAM authentication.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.2-3woody1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.2-7.

We recommend that you update your pam-pgsql package.

Upgrade Instructions
- --------------------

wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody

Source archives:


Size/MD5 checksum: 644 01ce86abcdc3a432fc979e1b0f0203a2

Size/MD5 checksum: 5008 b2be8320b3d2a468b3a5af0fa8bf9e1b

Size/MD5 checksum: 39892 3ee046cd64ad9c3e02ad486d0398ad13

Alpha architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 15226 c10f5e09cd23810c2418fccfe42414ef

ARM architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13602 bf8f9d8244b36ded089b615f2e76d285

Intel IA-32 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13450 b68edd005607062670d4e1280025f27c

Intel IA-64 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 20280 3d755ff713654155613eb28c1fa39077

HP Precision architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 14154 7a7ddbd447a3c6470ec281d4ec8a0181

Motorola 680x0 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13598 db5d0f4711bcae1770230cf026ba0d91

Big endian MIPS architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13338 a18e7309983872fec63dc363de4ee97d

Little endian MIPS architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13354 07b3deb8d49d04d853311746a26b19f4

PowerPC architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13728 11b9ebcaa2e744acce12e844c59ea893

IBM S/390 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13908 6b285c2dfa13c138155559a92b24e3b1

Sun Sparc architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 13556 eb37c53e7fc2084b6883f1c563d6ff92

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next revision.

For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show ' and http://packages.debian.org/



Severity
Package : pam-pgsql
Vulnerability : format string
Problem-Type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0672

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