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  1. fix ecpg core dump when there's a very long struct variable name in .pgc file

    Chen Huajun <chenhj@cn.fujitsu.com> — 2012-11-22T10:09:20Z

    hi
    
    I found a small bug in ecpg command and try to fix it.
    Please check if it is correct.
    
    When use a struct variable whose name length is very very long such as 12KB in .pgc source,
    ecpg will core dump because of buffer overflow if precompile the .pgc file.
    
    $ ecpg testLongStructName.pgc
    Segmentation fault (core dumped)
    
    
    Normally no body will write a variable with so long name,
    but whether it's better to fix it.
    
    
    Best Regards,
    Chen Huajun
    
  2. Re: fix ecpg core dump when there's a very long struct variable name in .pgc file

    Chen Huajun <chenhj@cn.fujitsu.com> — 2012-11-22T10:50:30Z

    sorry,There's a miss(with out free memory) in that patch sended just now,
    and resend it.
    
    Best Regards,
    Chen Huajun
    
    (2012/11/22 18:09), Chen Huajun wrote:
    > hi
    > 
    > I found a small bug in ecpg command and try to fix it.
    > Please check if it is correct.
    > 
    > When use a struct variable whose name length is very very long such as 12KB in .pgc source,
    > ecpg will core dump because of buffer overflow if precompile the .pgc file.
    > 
    > $ ecpg testLongStructName.pgc
    > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
    > 
    > 
    > Normally no body will write a variable with so long name,
    > but whether it's better to fix it.
    > 
    > 
    > Best Regards,
    > Chen Huajun
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    
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  3. Re: fix ecpg core dump when there's a very long struct variable name in .pgc file

    Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org> — 2012-11-23T13:42:48Z

    On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 06:09:20PM +0800, Chen Huajun wrote:
    > When use a struct variable whose name length is very very long such as 12KB in .pgc source,
    > ecpg will core dump because of buffer overflow if precompile the .pgc file.
    
    How on earth did you run into this? :)
    
    I absolutely agree that this is better be fixed and cjust committed the second
    version of your patch.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Michael
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  4. Re: fix ecpg core dump when there's a very long struct variable name in .pgc file

    Chen Huajun <chenhj@cn.fujitsu.com> — 2012-11-25T12:02:33Z

     > How on earth did you run into this? :)
    
    ooh, first I saw the code accidentally,it looks a bit dangerous and differents from the function ECPGdump_a_simple() above,
    And then I tried to write a test to raise some errors.
    
    Thanks for your comment,I will add the patch into commitfest later.
    It maybe my first patch for open source.
    And I am glad if I can do more for PostgreSQL which is so fine.:)
    
    Regards,
    Chen Huajun
    (2012/11/23 21:42), Michael Meskes wrote:
    > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 06:09:20PM +0800, Chen Huajun wrote:
    >> When use a struct variable whose name length is very very long such as 12KB in .pgc source,
    >> ecpg will core dump because of buffer overflow if precompile the .pgc file.
    >
    > How on earth did you run into this? :)
    >
    > I absolutely agree that this is better be fixed and cjust committed the second
    > version of your patch.
    >
    > Thanks.
    >
    > Michael
    
    
    
    
    
    
  5. Re: fix ecpg core dump when there's a very long struct variable name in .pgc file

    Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org> — 2012-11-25T14:18:24Z

    On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 08:02:33PM +0800, Chen Huajun wrote:
    > Thanks for your comment,I will add the patch into commitfest later.
    
    No need for that, the patch is already committed to the archive.
    
    > It maybe my first patch for open source.
    
    It definitely is then.
    
    Michael
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  6. Re: fix ecpg core dump when there's a very long struct variable name in .pgc file

    Chen Huajun <chenhj@cn.fujitsu.com> — 2012-11-26T06:04:05Z

    (2012/11/25 22:18), Michael Meskes wrote:
     > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 08:02:33PM +0800, Chen Huajun wrote:
     >> Thanks for your comment,I will add the patch into commitfest later.
     >
     > No need for that, the patch is already committed to the archive.
    
    Oh,I got it,Thanks!
    
    
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    Chen Huajun