Gentoo: 201209-16 Normal: SQLAlchemy SQL Injection Threat
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September 26, 2012
An input sanitation flaw in SQLAlchemy allows remote attacker to conduct SQL injection.
Summary
SQLAlchemy does not properly sanitize input passed from the "limit" and "offset" keywords to the select() function before using it in an SQL query.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All SQLAlchemy users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/sqlalchemy-0.7.4"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0805 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0805
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-16
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: SQLAlchemy: SQL injection
Date: September 26, 2012
Bugs: #407437
ID: 201209-16
Topics Covered
Background
SQLAlchemy is a Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-python/sqlalchemy < 0.7.4 >= 0.7.4
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
SQL statements.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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