Perl DBD: Two format string vulnerabilities in the Pg Module

Release date:
Updated on: 2012-03-12

Affected Systems:
Perl DBD: Pg 2.x
Description:
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Perl is a high-level, general, literal, and dynamic programming language.

Perl DBD: The Pg module has two implementation vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malicious users to control applications.

1) when processing database notifications, "pg_warn ()" function (dbdimp. c) contains a format string error.

2) when preparing the DBD statement, the "dbd_st_prepare ()" function (dbdimp. c) contains a format string error.

<* Source: Dominic Hargreaves

Link: http://secunia.com/advisories/48319/

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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

Perl
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