Debian Security Advisory
DSA-516-1 postgresql -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 07 Jun 2004
- Affected Packages:
- postgresql
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 247306.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 10470.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2004-0547. - More information:
-
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the ODBC driver of PostgreSQL, an object-relational SQL database, descended from POSTGRES. It is possible to exploit this problem and crash the surrounding application. Hence, a PHP script using php4-odbc can be utilised to crash the surrounding Apache webserver. Other parts of postgresql are not affected.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 7.2.1-2woody5.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 07.03.0200-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql and related package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5.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_7.2.1-2woody5.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-doc_7.2.1-2woody5_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody5_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.