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Gentoo: 201204-08 Normal: Perl DBD-Pg Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 17, 2012
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Immediate attention is necessary to address the arbitrary code execution vulnerability found in Gentoo's Perl DBD-Pg module, as it poses serious security threats.
Two format string vulnerabilities have been found in the Perl DBD-Pg module, allowing a remote PostgreSQL servers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution gentoo linux normal severity perl dbd-pg

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
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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.

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution gentoo linux normal severity perl dbd-pg

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.

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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.

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