GLSA 201204-08: Perl DBD-Pg Module: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Perl DBD-Pg Module: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	04/17/2012
Bugs:	#407549
ID:	201204-08

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	Architecture(s)
dev-perl/DBD-Pg	< 2.19.0	>= 2.19.0	All supported architectures

Description

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

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.

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

CVE-2012-1151

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-08.xml

Concerns?

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