Debian Security Advisory
DSA-397-1 postgresql -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 07 Nov 2003
- Affected Packages:
- postgresql
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 8741.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0901. - More information:
-
Tom Lane discovered a buffer overflow in the to_ascii function in PostgreSQL. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host running the database.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 7.2.1-2woody4.
The unstable distribution (sid) does not contain this problem.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-doc_7.2.1-2woody4_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody4_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.