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Debian pam-pgsql Username Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9481
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Release Date:
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2003-08-11
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Popularity:
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8,497 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in pam-pgsql, which potentially can be exploited by a malicious person to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on an application using PAM authentication or compromise the system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error when writing log messages in debug mode. This can be exploited by supplying a specially crafted username containing format specifiers, which may allow execution of arbitrary code on a vulnerable system with the privileges of the application requesting PAM authentication.
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