Signature Detail
Short Name |
DB:POSTGRESQL:CACHEW-OF |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
DB |
Keywords |
PostgreSQL Cash_Words Overflow |
Release Date |
2004/09/01 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
DB: PostgreSQL Cash_Words Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against the cash words function in PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL versions 7.2 are vulnerable. Attackers can overflow the buffer to cause a denial of service (DoS) or execute arbitrary code on the PostgreSQL server.
Extended Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported for PostgreSQL. Reportedly, PostgreSQL doesn't properly handle overly long queries when selecting the cash_words() function. Successful exploitation of this issue may enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code as the database server process.
Affected Products
- PostgreSQL 6.3.2
- PostgreSQL 6.5.3
- PostgreSQL 7.0.2
- PostgreSQL 7.0.3
- PostgreSQL 7.1.0
- PostgreSQL 7.1.1
- PostgreSQL 7.1.2
- PostgreSQL 7.1.3
- PostgreSQL 7.2.0
References
- BugTraq: 5497
- CVE: CVE-2002-1397
- URL: http://security.nnov.ru/search/document.asp?docid=3393