Re: @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0002: Buffer overflow in PostgreSQL

Your patch has been added to the PostgreSQL unapplied patches list at:

http://candle.pha.pa.us/cgi-bin/pgpatches

I will try to apply it within the next 48 hours.

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Neil Conway wrote:
> Sir Mordred The Traitor <mordred(at)s-mail(dot)com> writes:
> > There exists a buffer overflow in a SET TIME ZONE command, that
> > allows an attacker to execute malicious code.
>
> Here's a patch for the problem. I also fixed some other potential
> buffer overruns nearby, and added a little paranoia to another routine
> that uses a statically sized buffer.
>
> Thanks for the report.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil
>
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