to_char(): prevent writing beyond the allocated buffer
authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 15:00:45 +0000 (10:00 -0500)
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 15:00:49 +0000 (10:00 -0500)
commit56d2bee9db219b21592c6fef9d29ce1d5e3c6c59
treecfbcac0eb0fecfb334733aa2134e883b62a27af1
parent1628a0bbfa2e30cd52daaa3ae78961d301adad2f
to_char():  prevent writing beyond the allocated buffer

Previously very long localized month and weekday strings could
overflow the allocated buffers, causing a server crash.

Reported and patch reviewed by Noah Misch.  Backpatch to all
supported versions.

Security: CVE-2015-0241
src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c