DSA-1261-1 postgresql -- several vulnerabilities

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2007-0555  

It was discovered that the PostgreSQL database performs insufficient type checking for SQL function arguments, which might lead to denial of service or information disclosure. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.7-6sarge4. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 8.1.7-1 of the postgresql-8.1 package. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 8.1.7-1 of the postgresql-8.1 package. We recommend that you upgrade your PostgreSQL packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1261-1 postgresql -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:
15 Feb 2007
Affected Packages:
postgresql
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-0555.
More information:

It was discovered that the PostgreSQL database performs insufficient type checking for SQL function arguments, which might lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.7-6sarge4.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 8.1.7-1 of the postgresql-8.1 package.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 8.1.7-1 of the postgresql-8.1 package.

We recommend that you upgrade your PostgreSQL packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-doc_7.4.7-6sarge4_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_arm.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg4_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpq3_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.4.7-6sarge4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.