Re: @(#) Mordred Labs advisory 0x0001: Buffer overflow in

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Justin Clift" <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: "Vince Vielhaber" <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: @(#) Mordred Labs advisory 0x0001: Buffer overflow in
Date: 2002-08-20 03:24:43
Message-ID: GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOAEMGCDAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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> Looks like cash_words is fixed in current CVS, so I guess in 7.2.1:
>
> Welcome to psql 7.3devel, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
>
> Type: \copyright for distribution terms
> \h for help with SQL commands
> \? for help on internal slash commands
> \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
> \q to quit
>
> test=> select cash_words('-700000000000000000000000000000');
>
> cash_words
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Minus twenty one million four hundred seventy four thousand eight
> hundred thirty six dollars and forty eight cents
> (1 row)

It doesn't crash - but it sure is giving the wrong answer ;)

Chris

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