Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-02/msg00049.php http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/6b4b0b3f-8127-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82.html
Insight
The following packages are affected:
postgresql
postgresql-server
ja-postgresql
CVE-2005-0247
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.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0247 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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