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From Paul Guyot
Subject Buffer overflow in contrib/test_parser/test_parser.c
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Msg-id 4D0A6693-6021-4A91-AB4F-B5F1404F73DB@kallisys.net
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Responses Re: Buffer overflow in contrib/test_parser/test_parser.c  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Hello,

There is a buffer overflow in sample code's test_parser.c that can yield to a segmentation fault. The next byte of the
bufferis tested against ' ' before its availability is checked. 

You will find attached a simple patch that fixes the bug.

Paul
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