Hi Tom,
On Jan 25, 2005, at 4:35 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Sorry, but any Windows user who thinks he doesn't need security
> measures
> equivalent to (not "beyond") minimum Unix practice is a dummy about
> security. Take a look at this LOAD vulnerability we're in the midst of
> patching, and ask yourself whether you aren't glad that it can't be
> used
> to get admin privileges on your Windows box.
So a vulnerability exists on Windows even if PostgreSQL is only
accepting local connections?
The poster asked about embedded databases and that is what I'm trying
to address. I realize this has been thoroughly hashed about in the
archives, but I don't recall any discussion of PotgreSQL 8 on Windows.
Thanks,
John DeSoi, Ph.D.
http://pgedit.com/
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