pam-pgsql authentication module SQL injection
| pam-pgsql-sql-injection (15651) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
pam-pgsql is vulnerable to SQL injection, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could send malicious SQL statements to the database, which would allow the attacker to add, delete, view, or modify data in the backend database.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest pam-pgsql package (0.5.2-3woody2 or later), as listed in DSA-469-1. See References.
References:
- BID-10266: Leon J Breedt Pam-PGSQL Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0366: SQL injection vulnerability in the libpam-pgsql library before 0.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements.
- DSA-469: pam-pgsql -- missing input sanitising
- SA11237: libpam-pgsql SQL Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- pam-pgSQL pam-pgSQL 0.5.2-7
Reported:
Mar 29, 2004
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