PostgreSQL ODBC Driver Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:10470

Info

PostgreSQL ODBC Driver Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10470
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0547
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 07 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:16AM
Credit: This issue was reported in a Debian advisory.
Vulnerable: PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2.1
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Gentoo Linux 0.7
+ Gentoo Linux 0.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PostgreSQL ODBC Driver Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

PostgreSQL ODBC driver is reportedly prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability was reported in a Debian advisory and may allow a remote attacker to crash a Web server used with the application. It is reported that this issue can be exploited by using a malicious script in order to cause a denial of service condition in the Web server.

Due to a lack of details, further information is not available at the moment. This BID will be updated as more information becomes available.

PostgreSQL version 7.2.1 is confirmed to be vulnerable at the moment, however, it is likely that other versions are affected as well.

Exploit / POC

PostgreSQL ODBC Driver Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

PostgreSQL ODBC Driver Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian has released an advisory (DSA 516-1) to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Mandrake has released advisory MDKSA-2004:072 along with fixes for their Corporate Server. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.


PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 7.2.1

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PostgreSQL ODBC Driver Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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