PostgreSQL is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user- supplied data. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or crash the affected application. PostgreSQL version 8.0.x, 8.1.x, 8.3.x is vulnerable other versions may also be affected.

• http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/postgresql-8023-bitsubstr-overflow.html
• http://www.postgresql.org/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37973
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55902

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Updated on 2015-03-25