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GNOME-DB libgda Logging Functions Format String Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17323
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Release Date:
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2005-10-26
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | GNOME-DB 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2958 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
Steve Kemp has reported two vulnerabilities in GNOME-DB libgda, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to format string errors in the "gda_log_error()" and the "gda_log_message()" functions of "gda-log.c". This may be exploited to execute arbitrary code in a vulnerable application.
The vulnerability affects version 1.9.100. Other versions may also be affected.
Note: The vulnerability potentially affects all applications that use libgda.
Solution:
Disable the logging functionality in libgda.
Some Linux vendors have released fixed packages.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Steve Kemp
Original Advisory:
Debian:
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-871
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