Multiple format string vulnerabilities in dbdimp.c in DBD::Pg (aka DBD-Pg or libdbd-pg-perl) module before 2.19.0 for Perl allow remote Post
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 85.8% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: libdbd-pg-perl (Debian:12) 2.19.0-1; libdbd-pg-perl (Debian:6.0) 2.17.1-2+squeeze1; perl-DBD-Pg (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client) 0:1.49-4.el5_8.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to libdbd-pg-perl (Debian:12) 2.19.0-1; libdbd-pg-perl (Debian:6.0) 2.17.1-2+squeeze1; perl-DBD-Pg (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client) 0:1.49-4.el5_8 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in dbdimp.c in DBD::Pg (aka DBD-Pg or libdbd-pg-perl) module before 2.19.0 for Perl allow remote PostgreSQL database servers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a crafted database warning to the pg_warn function or (2) a crafted DBD statement to the dbd_st_prepare function.
- Published
- Sep 9, 2012
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.7% · 86th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-134
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.7%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| perl | perl | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- perl perlup to 2.18.1 inclusive
- perl perl0.1
- perl perl0.2
- perl perl0.3
- perl perl0.4
- perl perl0.5
- perl perl0.52
- perl perl0.61
- perl perl0.62
- perl perl0.63
- perl perl0.64
- perl perl0.65
- perl perl0.66
- perl perl0.67
- perl perl0.68
- perl perl0.69
- perl perl0.70
- perl perl0.71
- perl perl0.72
- perl perl0.73
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libdbd-pg-perl | before 2.19.0-1 | 2.19.0-1 |
| Debian:6.0 | libdbd-pg-perl | before 2.17.1-2+squeeze1 | 2.17.1-2+squeeze1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | perl-DBD-Pg | before 0:1.49-4.el5_8 | 0:1.49-4.el5_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo | before 0:1.49-4.el5_8 | 0:1.49-4.el5_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | perl-DBD-Pg | before 0:2.15.1-4.el6_3 | 0:2.15.1-4.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo | before 0:2.15.1-4.el6_3 | 0:2.15.1-4.el6_3 |
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- CVE-2018-18314Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations.41Plan
- CVE-2018-6797An issue was discovered in Perl 5.18 through 5.26.41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libdbd-pg-perl | 2.19.0-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-DBD-Pg | 0:1.49-4.el5_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-DBD-Pg-debuginfo | 0:1.49-4.el5_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-134 · Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
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References
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- cpansearch.perl.org/src/TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-2.19.1/Changes
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1116.html
- secunia.com/advisories/48307
- secunia.com/advisories/48319
- secunia.com/advisories/48824
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-08.xml
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2431
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:112
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801733
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73854
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73855
- rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75642
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.