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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2005-0247 Detail

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in gram.y for PostgreSQL 8.0.1 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a large number of variables in a SQL statement being handled by the read_sql_construct function, (2) a large number of INTO variables in a SELECT statement being handled by the make_select_stmt function, (3) a large number of arbitrary variables in a SELECT statement being handled by the make_select_stmt function, and (4) a large number of INTO variables in a FETCH statement being handled by the make_fetch_stmt function, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2005-0245.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-02/msg00049.php CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110806034116082&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-683 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-19.xml CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:040 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_postgresql.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-138.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-150.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12417 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19375 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19376 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19377 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19378 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9345 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-0247
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.