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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53754
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian Security Advisory DSA 397-1 (postgresql)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to postgresql;announced via advisory DSA 397-1.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to postgresql
announced via advisory DSA 397-1.

Vulnerability Insight:
Tom Lane discovered a buffer overflow in the to_ascii function in
PostgreSQL. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on
the host running the database.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 7.2.1-2woody4.

The unstable distribution (sid) does not contain this problem.

Solution:
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql package.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0901
BugTraq ID: 8741
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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