Re: is_absolute_path incorrect on Windows

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: is_absolute_path incorrect on Windows
Date: 2011-02-03 18:32:31
Message-ID: 26121.1296757951@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
>>> I have reviewed is_absolute_path() and have implemented
>>> path_is_relative_and_below_cwd() to cleanly handle cases like 'E:abc' on
>>> Win32; patch attached.
>>
>> This patch appears to remove some security-critical restrictions.
>> Why did you delete the path_contains_parent_reference calls?

> They are now in path_is_relative_and_below_cwd(),

... and thus not invoked in the absolute-path case. This is a security
hole.

> I don't see a general reason to prevent
> ".." in absolute paths, only relative ones.

load '/path/to/database/../../../path/to/anywhere'

regards, tom lane

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