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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : perl-DBD-Pg (ELSA-2012-1116)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 68585

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2012:1116 :

An updated perl-DBD-Pg package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Perl DBI is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl language. perl-DBD-Pg allows Perl applications to access PostgreSQL database servers.

Two format string flaws were found in perl-DBD-Pg. A specially crafted database warning or error message from a server could cause an application using perl-DBD-Pg to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-1151)

All users of perl-DBD-Pg are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to fix these issues.
Applications using perl-DBD-Pg must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected perl-dbd-pg package.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-July/002958.html

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-July/002959.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 68585

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1116.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-dbd-pg, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1151

BID: 34755, 34757, 52378

RHSA: 2012:1116