Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-0442
CVE-2010-0442
Description
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."
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.4,<7.4.28
- (no CPE)range: 8.0.23, 8.1.11, 8.3.8
Patches
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References
26- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37973nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2010-01/msg00125.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-01/msg00634.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdThird Party Advisory
- git.postgresql.org/gitwebnvdVendor Advisory
- git.postgresql.org/gitwebnvdVendor Advisory
- intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/postgresql-8023-bitsubstr-overflow.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-933-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2051nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/27/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55902nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9720nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/39566nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/39820nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/39939nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1022nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1207nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1221nvdPermissions Required
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