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>> PAM-MySQL Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Title : PAM-MySQL Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0490
CVE ID : CVE-2005-4713 - CVE-2006-0056
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-02-09
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Two vulnerabilities were identified in PAM-MySQL, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service.
The first issue is due to an error in the SQL logging facility, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service.
The second flaw is due to a double-free error in the authentication and authentication token alteration code when handling a pointer returned by the "pam_get_item()" routine, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by supplying a specially crafted password.
Affected Products
PAM-MySQL version 0.6.1 and prior
PAM-MySQL version 0.7pre2 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to PAM-MySQL version 0.6.2 or 0.7pre3 :
http://pam-mysql.sourceforge.net/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0490
http://pam-mysql.sourceforge.net/News/00005.php
Credits
Vulnerabilities reported by the vendor
ChangeLog
2006-02-09 : Initial release
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