Description
The bitsubstr function in backend/utils/adt/varbit.c in PostgreSQL 8.0.23, 8.1.11, and 8.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a negative integer in the third argument, as demonstrated by a SELECT statement that contains a call to the substring function for a bit string, related to an "overflow."
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2051-1 | New postgresql-8.3 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-933-1 | PostgreSQL vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:52:17.349Z
Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-0442
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-02-02T18:30:00.360
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2010-0442
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN