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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201204-08
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Perl DBD-Pg Module: Arbitrary code execution
     Date: April 17, 2012
     Bugs: #407549
       ID: 201204-08

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Synopsis
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Two format string vulnerabilities have been found in the Perl DBD-Pg
module, allowing a remote PostgreSQL servers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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DBD-Pg is a PostgreSQL interface module for Perl.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-perl/DBD-Pg              < 2.19.0                  >= 2.19.0

Description
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Format string vulnerabilities have been found in the the "pg_warn()"
and "dbd_st_prepare()" functions in dbdimp.c.

Impact
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A remote PostgreSQL server could send specially crafted database
warnings or DBD statements, possibly resulting in execution of
arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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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
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-1151
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1151

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/201204-08

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/