CVE-2002-1401 Information

Description

Buffer overflows in (1) circle_poly (2) path_encode and (3) path_add (also incorrectly identified as path_addr) for PostgreSQL 7.2.3 and earlier allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code possibly as a result of an integer overflow.

Reference

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02047.php http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02081.php http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000524 http://secunia.com/advisories/8034 http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html