[ledgersmb-announce] Security announcement for CVE-2018-9246 / PGObject::Util::DBAdmin

[Erik Huelsmann <..hidden..>]

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Please take note of the security advisory below, known as CVE-2018-9246

   Nick Prater discovered that the PGObject::Util::DBAdmin insufficiently
sanitizes or escapes variable values used as part of shell command
execution, resulting in shell code injection.
   The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the
same privileges as the running application through the create(), run_file(),
backup() and restore() functions.

Affected versions:

  PGObject::Util::DBAdmin versions 0.110.0 and lower.

Vulnerability type:

  Insufficiently sanitized arguments in external program invocation

Discoverer:
  Nick Prater (NP Broadcast LTD)

Resolution:

  Upgrade to PGObject::Util::DBAdmin 0.120.0 or newer. (0.130.0 available on CPAN).

Kind regards,

--

Bye,

Erik.

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