Perl up to 2.1-5 DBD::Pg Module dbdimp.c dbd_st_prepare format string

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Perl (Programming Language Software). This vulnerability affects the function dbd_st_prepare of the file dbdimp.c of the component DBD::Pg Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in dbdimp.c in DBD::Pg (aka DBD-Pg or libdbd-pg-perl) module before 2.19.0 for Perl allow remote PostgreSQL database servers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a crafted database warning to the pg_warn function or (2) a crafted DBD statement to the dbd_st_prepare function.

The weakness was published 02/27/2012 as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1151 since 02/14/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74579 (openSUSE Security Update : perl-DBD-Pg (openSUSE-SU-2012:0422-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350635 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for perl-DBD-Pg: ALAS-2012-112).

Upgrading to version 2.17.1-2+squeeze1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73855), Tenable (74579), SecurityFocus (BID 52378†), OSVDB (79978†) and Secunia (SA48319†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4778 and VDB-4779. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74579
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : perl-DBD-Pg (openSUSE-SU-2012:0422-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71235
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2431-1 (libdbd-pg-perl)
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Upgrade: Perl 2.17.1-2+squeeze1

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Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1151 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4780

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X-Force: 73855 - DBD::Pg module for Perl dbd_st_prepare() format string, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 52378 - perl-DBD-Pg Module Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48319 - Perl DBD::Pg Module Two Format String Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 79978
Vulnerability Center: 35847 - Perl DBD::Pg Module \x27pg_warn()\x27 and \x27dbd_st_prepare()\x27 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2012 03:53 PM
Updated: 01/02/2025 04:20 PM
Changes: 03/11/2012 03:53 PM (80), 04/15/2017 04:27 PM (10), 03/21/2021 03:14 PM (3), 01/02/2025 04:20 PM (17)
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