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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-3656 Detail

Current Description

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Solution

This vulnerability affects mod_auth_pgsql for Apache2, most likely in all Linux and UNIX environments. This vulnerability affects all versions of mod_auth_pgsql before 2.0.3

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-3656
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE