Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51011
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2003:314
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2003:314. PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS). Two bugs that can lead to buffer overflows have been found in the PostgreSQL abstract data type to ASCII conversion routines. A remote attacker who is able to influence the data passed to the to_ascii functions may be able to execute arbitrary code in the context of the PostgreSQL server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0901 to these issues. In addition, a bug that can lead to leaks has been found in the string to timestamp abstract data type conversion routine. If the input string to the to_timestamp() routine is shorter than what the template string is expecting, the routine will run off the end of the input string, resulting in a leak and unstable behaviour. Users of PostgreSQL are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patch that corrects these issues. Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-314.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8741 http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2003-09/msg00014.php Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.5
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 8741 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0901 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8741 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:784 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000784 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLSA-2003:772 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000772 Debian Security Information: DSA-397 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-397 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-313.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-314.html
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