TITLE:
GNOME-DB libgda Logging Functions Format String Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17323

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
GNOME-DB 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/5989/

DESCRIPTION:
Steve Kemp has reported two vulnerabilities in GNOME-DB libgda, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to format string errors in the
"gda_log_error()" and the "gda_log_message()" functions of
"gda-log.c". This may be exploited to execute arbitrary code in a
vulnerable application.

The vulnerability affects version 1.9.100. Other versions may also be
affected.

Note: The vulnerability potentially affects all applications that use
libgda.

SOLUTION:
Disable the logging functionality in libgda.

Some Linux vendors have released fixed packages.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Steve Kemp

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Debian:
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-871

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