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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql Vulnerabilities
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0086
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3656
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-01-09
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Ubuntu has released updated packages to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in libapache2-mod-auth-pgsql. These flaws are due to format string errors in the logging functionality that does not properly validate certain strings before being passed to syslog, which could be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable web server where mod_auth_pgsql is configured to perform user authentication against a PostgreSQL database. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0070
Affected Products
Ubuntu 4.10
Ubuntu 5.04
Ubuntu 5.10
Solution
Upgrade the affected package to version 2.0.2b1-2ubuntu0.1 (for Ubuntu 4.10), 2.0.2b1-5ubuntu0.1 (for Ubuntu 5.04), or 2.0.2b1-6ubuntu0.1 (for Ubuntu 5.10).
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0086
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/4099
ChangeLog
2006-01-09 : Initial release
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