rPSA-2006-0080-1 postgresql postgresql-server
rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0080-1
Published: 2006-05-24
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
Local System User Deterministic Vulnerability
Updated Versions:
postgresql=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/8.1.4-1-0.1
postgresql-server=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/8.1.4-1-0.1
References:
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2313
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2314
http://bugs.rpath.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/techdocs.49
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/techdocs.50
http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/release-8-1-4.html
Description:
Previous versions of postgresql server and client libraries contain
weaknesses parsing certain character encodings (UTF-8, SJIS, BIG5,
GBK, GB18030, or UHC, but not ASCII) which, when using the vulnerable
encodings, can enable SQL injection attacks against applications
(particularly web applications) which use non-standard escaping of
quote characters.
Because vulnerable escaping of quote characters is no longer allowed,
some existing applications may not function correctly when used with
the new release of postgresql.