DSA-683-1 postgresql -- buffer overflows

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2005-0245   CVE-2005-0247  

Several buffer overflows have been discovered in PL/PgSQL as part of the PostgreSQL engine which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 7.2.1-2woody8. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 7.4.7-2. We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-683-1 postgresql -- buffer overflows

Date Reported:
15 Feb 2005
Affected Packages:
postgresql
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-0245, CVE-2005-0247.
More information:

Several buffer overflows have been discovered in PL/PgSQL as part of the PostgreSQL engine which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 7.2.1-2woody8.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 7.4.7-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-doc_7.2.1-2woody8_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libecpg3_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgperl_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgsql2_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/libpgtcl_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/odbc-postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/pgaccess_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-client_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-contrib_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/postgresql-dev_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postgresql/python-pygresql_7.2.1-2woody8_sparc.deb

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