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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-05.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9a40445d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200601-05"> + <title>mod_auth_pgsql: Multiple format string vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Format string vulnerabilities in mod_auth_pgsql may lead to the execution + of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mod_auth_pgsql</product> + <announced>January 10, 2006</announced> + <revised>December 30, 2007: 03</revised> + <bug>118096</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apache/mod_auth_pgsql" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">1.0.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + mod_auth_pgsql is an Apache2 module that allows user authentication + against a PostgreSQL database. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The error logging functions of mod_auth_pgsql fail to validate certain + strings before passing them to syslog, resulting in format string + vulnerabilities. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities + to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the + Apache2 server by sending specially crafted login names. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All mod_auth_pgsql users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_auth_pgsql-2.0.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3656">CVE-2005-3656</uri> + <uri link="http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/0070">FrSIRT ADV-2006-0070</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 08 Jan 2006 17:42:51 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 08 Jan 2006 17:43:17 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:56:56 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> +</glsa> |