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    CVE-2005-3656

    Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logging functions in mod_auth_pgsql before 2.0.3, when used for user authentication against a PostgreSQL database, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated via the username.

    Published:Dec 31, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jan 6, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.49577
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Guiseppe Tanzilli And Matthias Eckermann
    Product
    Mod Auth Pgsql
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

    References

    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18304
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18321
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18347
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18348
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18350
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18397
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18403
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015446
    http://www.debian.de/security/2006/dsa-935
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-05.xml
    http://www.giuseppetanzilli.it/mod_auth_pgsql2/
    http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=367
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:009
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00015.html
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00016.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0164.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16153
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0070
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10600
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/239-1/
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18304
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18321
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18347
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18348
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18350
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18397
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18403
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015446
    http://www.debian.de/security/2006/dsa-935
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-05.xml
    http://www.giuseppetanzilli.it/mod_auth_pgsql2/
    http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=367
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:009
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00015.html
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00016.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0164.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16153
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0070
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10600
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/239-1/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High