[ GLSA 200903-25 ] Courier Authentication Library: SQL Injection vulnerability

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Courier Authentication Library: SQL Injection vulnerability (GLSA 200903-25)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: March 11, 2009
Bug(s): #252576
ID: 200903-25

Synopsis

An SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in the Courier Authentication Library.

Background

The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API that encapsulates the process of validating account passwords.

Affected Packages

Package: net-libs/courier-authlib
Vulnerable: < 0.62.2
Unaffected: >= 0.62.2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

It has been reported that some parameters used in SQL queries are not properly sanitized before being processed when using a non-Latin locale Postgres database.

Impact

A remote attacker could send specially crafted input to an application using the library, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary SQL commands.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Courier Authentication Library users should upgrade to the latest version: