First published: Fri Feb 14 2014(Updated: )
Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to buffer overflows, were found in PostgreSQL. An authenticated database user could possibly use these flaws to crash the PostgreSQL server or execute arbitrary code. Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank the PostgreSQL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Heikki Linnakangas and Noah Misch as the original reporters.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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PostgreSQL Common |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1065230 is critical as it can lead to server crashes and arbitrary code execution.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-1065230, you should apply the latest security patches or updates for PostgreSQL provided by your vendor.
All authenticated PostgreSQL database users are potentially affected by REDHAT-BUG-1065230 due to the integer overflow flaws.
Exploitation of REDHAT-BUG-1065230 can allow attackers to crash the PostgreSQL server or execute arbitrary code.
REDHAT-BUG-1065230 was reported in 2014 as part of a security vulnerability discovery.