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    CVE-2012-1151

    Multiple format string vulnerabilities in dbdimp.c in DBD::Pg (aka DBD-Pg or libdbd-pg-perl) module before 2.19.0 for Perl allow remote PostgreSQL database servers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a crafted database warning to the pg_warn function or (2) a crafted DBD statement to the dbd_st_prepare function.

    Published:Feb 27, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 9, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.02485
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Perl
    Product
    Perl
    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()

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=661536
    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-2.19.1/Changes
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1116.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48307
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48319
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48824
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-08.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2431
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:112
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801733
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73854
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73855
    https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75642
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=661536
    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-2.19.1/Changes
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1116.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48307
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48319
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48824
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-08.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2431
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:112
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801733
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73854
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73855
    https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75642

    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