PAM-MySQL pam_get_item() Double Free May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1015603 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1015603
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-0056
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 9 2006
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Impact:
Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 0.6.2; 0.7 - 0.7pre2
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in PAM-MySQL. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can supply a specially crafted password value to trigger a double-free memory error and cause PAM-MySQL to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause PAM-MySQL to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued fixed versions (0.6.2, 0.7pre3), available at:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5741
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Vendor URL: sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=499394 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:07:36 -0500
Subject: pam-mysql 0.6.2 & 0.7pre3 are released (security update)
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http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=499394
CVE-2006-0056
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