ADOdb: PostgresSQL command injection

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200602-02 / ADOdb
Release Date	February 06, 2006
Latest Revision	February 06, 2006: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
dev-php/adodb	< 4.71	>= 4.71	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #120215

Synopsis

ADOdb is vulnerable to SQL injections if used in conjunction with a PostgreSQL database.

2. Impact Information

Background

ADOdb is an abstraction library for PHP creating a common API for a wide range of database backends.

Description

Andy Staudacher discovered that ADOdb does not properly sanitize all parameters.

Impact

By sending specifically crafted requests to an application that uses ADOdb and a PostgreSQL backend, an attacker might exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the host.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ADOdb users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/adodb-4.71"

4. References

CVE-2006-0410

Page updated February 06, 2006

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