Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2012-0805 |
CWE-ID | CWE-89 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU44018
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0805
CWE-ID:
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the (1) limit or (2) offset keyword to the select function, or unspecified vectors to the (3) select.limit or (4) select.offset function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
dev-python/sqlalchemy to version: 0.7.4
Gentoo Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-16
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.