Pam-PGSQL Username Logging Remote Format String Vulnerability

BID:8379

Info

Pam-PGSQL Username Logging Remote Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8379
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0672
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 09 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 10:56PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Florian Zumbiehl.
Vulnerable: Leon J Breedt pam-pgsql 0.5.2
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.5.3
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.5.3
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
Leon J Breedt pam-pgsql 0.5.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.5.3
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.5.3
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
- PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 6.3.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Pam-PGSQL Username Logging Remote Format String Vulnerability

pam-pgsql has been reported prone to a remote format string vulnerability.

It has been reported that a remote attacker may supply malicious format string specifiers as a username, to a program that is requesting PAM authentication (HTTP, SSH, telnet, etc). The username will be later processed, during logging procedures in pam-pgsql. This issue may be levered to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code.

Exploit / POC

Pam-PGSQL Username Logging Remote Format String Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

Pam-PGSQL Username Logging Remote Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian has released a security advisory (DSA 370-1) to address this issue. Further information relating to obtaining and applying fixes can be found in the referenced advisory. Customers who are affected by this issue are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

References

Pam-PGSQL Username Logging Remote Format String Vulnerability

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