Package : libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql Vulnerability : format string vulnerability Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2005-3656 Debian Bug : 307852
iDEFENSE reports that a format string vulnerability in mod_auth_pgsql, a library used to authenticate web users against a PostgreSQL database, could be used to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the httpd user.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.2b1-5sarge0.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed shortly.
We recommend that you upgrade your libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql package.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------
