Gentoo: GLSA-201204-08: Perl DBD-Pg Module: Arbitrary code execution
Summary
Format string vulnerabilities have been found in the the "pg_warn()" and "dbd_st_prepare()" functions in dbdimp.c.
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:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201204-08
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the 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.
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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.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-perl/DBD-Pg < 2.19.0 >= 2.19.0
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.