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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."
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-jdbcUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-pythonUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-tclUpgrade postgresql-plUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docs | Dec 1, 2016 | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql-server | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 25, 2010 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql-server.Upgrade dev-db/postgresql-base.Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-tclUpgrade postgresql-pythonUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-libs | Oct 16, 2024 | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql-libs-32bitUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-libs-x86Upgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-docs | Aug 9, 2024 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-8.3Upgrade postgresql-8.1Upgrade postgresql-8.4 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 2, 2010 |
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