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USN-239-1: libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql vulnerability

9 January 2006

libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql vulnerability

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Details

Several format string vulnerabilities were discovered in the error
logging handling. By sending specially crafted user names, an
unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this to crash the Apache
server or possibly even execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
Apache (user 'www-data').

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 5.10
  • libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql -
Ubuntu 5.04
  • libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql -
Ubuntu 4.10
  • libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql -

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References