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Subject BUG #1189: unbounded string copy in postmaster
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Msg-id 20040707171523.9D8B5CF4D25@www.postgresql.com
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Responses Re: BUG #1189: unbounded string copy in postmaster  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      1189
Logged by:          George Gal

Email address:      ggal@vsecurity.com

PostgreSQL version: 7.4

Operating system:   FreeBSD 5.2 (Current)

Description:        unbounded string copy in postmaster

Details:

Looks like the -o command line option doesn't perform any bounds checking on
the option before copying to the ExtraOptions[1024] char array. [line 529 of
postmaster.c]

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