CVE-2013-1899 security issue and limited IP addresses in pg_hba.conf

From: Mads(dot)Tandrup(at)schneider-electric(dot)com
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: CVE-2013-1899 security issue and limited IP addresses in pg_hba.conf
Date: 2013-04-04 16:39:22
Message-ID: OF98AB775E.9F1D2997-ONC1257B43.005B7ED1-C1257B43.005B7ED1@apcc.com
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<font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><div>Hi All</div><div><br></div><div>I'm trying to understand the implications of the latest security fix to postgresql [1].</div><div><br></div><div>We have a setup were we in pg_hba.conf have limited the allowed IP addresses of the clients. But does anyone know if&nbsp;CVE-2013-1899 allows an arbitrary attacker to use the exploits described in [1]?</div><div><br></div><div>We are using PostgreSQL 8.4.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Mads</div><div><br></div><div>[1]&nbsp;http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/faq/2013-04-04/<br><br></div><div></div></font>

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