rPath alert rPSA-2006-0080-1 (postgresql)

From:
    	     
 
"Justin M. Forbes" <jmforbes@rpath.com>
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security-announce@lists.rpath.com, update-announce@lists.rpath.com
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rPSA-2006-0080-1 postgresql postgresql-server
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Wed, 24 May 2006 17:05:56 -0400
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full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, lwn@lwn.net
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-200...
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-200...
    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...

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.