Gentoo: GLSA-200903-25: Courier Authentication Library: SQL Injection vulnerability
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-25
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Courier Authentication Library: SQL Injection vulnerability
Date: March 11, 2009
Bugs: #252576
ID: 200903-25
Synopsis
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An SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in the Courier
Authentication Library.
Background
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The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API that
encapsulates the process of validating account passwords.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/courier-authlib < 0.62.2 >= 0.62.2
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It has been reported that some parameters used in SQL queries are not
properly sanitized before being processed when using a non-Latin locale
Postgres database.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send specially crafted input to an application
using the library, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary SQL
commands.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Courier Authentication Library users should upgrade to the latest
version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/courier-authlib-0.62.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-2380
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2380
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-25
Concerns?
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License
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