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A vulnerability was found in GNOME libgda2 1.2.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the GNOME Data Access library for GNOME2 (libgda2) 1.2.1 and earlier allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
The bug was discovered 10/25/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2005 by Steve Kemp (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2958 since 09/19/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20630 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : libgda2 vulnerability (USN-212-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22875) and Tenable (20630).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20630
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : libgda2 vulnerability (USN-212-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 55728
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 871-1 (libgda2)
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Sources
Vendor: gnome.orgAdvisory: debian.org
Researcher: Steve Kemp
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2005-2958 (🔍)
X-Force: 22875
SecurityTracker: 1015107
Vulnerability Center: 9566 - GNOME Format String Vulnerabilities via gda-log.c., Medium
SecurityFocus: 15200 - LibGDA Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17323 - GNOME-DB libgda Logging Functions Format String Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20315 - LibGDA - Multiple Format String Issues
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/11/2019 07:44
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (78), 06/11/2019 07:44 (5)
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