Re: @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0003: Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0003: Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL
Date: 2002-08-20 20:50:46
Message-ID: 200208202050.g7KKokO03663@candle.pha.pa.us
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Vince Vielhaber wrote:
>
> Here's yet another. He claims malicious code can be run on the server
> with this one.

> --[ Solution
>
> Do you still running postgresql? ...Can't believe that...
> If so, execute the following command as a root: "killall -9 postmaster",
> and wait until the patch will be available.

You've got to love this last part. ;-)

This has the attitude of "Oh, look at me, I found a bug. Let me
publicize it and get more attention. Aren't you proud of me?"

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