__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql [DSA-935-1] January 10, 2006 18:00 GMT Number Q-093 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A format string vulnerability in mod_auth_pgsql could be used to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the httpd user. PLATFORM: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge) DAMAGE: A remote user could execute arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Apply current patches. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. Remote user could execute arbitrary code. ASSESSMENT: ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-093.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-935 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2005-3656 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start DSA-935-1 *****] DSA-935-1 libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql -- format string vulnerability Date Reported: 10 Jan 2006 Affected Packages: libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql Vulnerable: Yes Security database references: In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-3656. More information: iDEFENSE reports that a format string vulnerability in mod_auth_pgsql, a library used to authenticate web users against a PostgreSQL database, could be used to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the httpd user. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.2b1-5sarge0. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed shortly. We recommend that you upgrade your libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql package. Fixed in: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge) Source: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0.dsc http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0.diff.gz http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1.orig.tar.gz Alpha: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_alpha.deb AMD64: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_amd64.deb ARM: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_arm.deb Intel IA-32: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_i386.deb Intel IA-64: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_ia64.deb HPPA: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_hppa.deb Motorola 680x0: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_m68k.deb Big endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_mips.deb Little endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_mipsel.deb PowerPC: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_powerpc.deb IBM S/390: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_s390.deb Sun Sparc: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache2-mod-auth- pgsql/libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql_2.0.2b1-5sarge0_sparc.deb MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory. [***** End DSA-935-1 *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Debian for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. CIAC is also a founding member of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global organization established to foster cooperation and coordination among computer security teams worldwide. CIAC services are available to DOE, DOE contractors, and the NIH. 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