Joerg Wendland LibNSS-PgSQL Remote SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability

BID:3314

Info

Joerg Wendland LibNSS-PgSQL Remote SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3314
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 10 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 10 2001 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was submitted to BugTraq in a RUS-CERT Advisory on September 10th, 2001.
Vulnerable: Joerg Wendland libnss-pgsql 0.9
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.5.3
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
Not Vulnerable: Joerg Wendland libnss-pgsql 0.9.1
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.5.3
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2

Discussion

Joerg Wendland LibNSS-PgSQL Remote SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability

Joerg Wendland's 'libnss-pgsql' is a NSS(Name Service Switch) module for PostgreSQL.

The NSS database module 'libnss-pgsql' is prone to a vulnerability which will allow SQL queries to be manipulated via any request which requires PAM authentication, regardless of the protocol used. Data that is included in SQL query strings is not adequately sanitized. It may be possible for malicious users to modify the structure of SQL queries.

It is believed that the attacker would need an interactive account on the vulnerable host to exploit this issue. Attacks will be executed on the database server as the database user that is making the query.

This issue allows the user to access resources that would normally be restricted, which may in turn provide an opportunity for the attacker to exploit other vulnerabilities that exist in the server.

Exploit / POC

Joerg Wendland LibNSS-PgSQL Remote SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

Joerg Wendland LibNSS-PgSQL Remote SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in a new release.


Joerg Wendland libnss-pgsql 0.9

References

Joerg Wendland LibNSS-PgSQL Remote SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability

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