Re: [GENERAL] Oracle DB Worm Code Published

2006-01-08 Thread Ian Harding
On 1/7/06, Magnus Hagander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A recent article about an Oracle worm: > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1880648,00.asp > > got me wondering. > > Could a worm like this infect a PostgreSQL installation? > > It seems to depend on default usernames and passwords - and

Re: [GENERAL] Oracle DB Worm Code Published

2006-01-07 Thread Tom Lane
Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> A recent article about an Oracle worm: >> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1880648,00.asp >> got me wondering. > PostgreSQL doesn't allow network access, by default, which more than > makes up for that. You would have to both alter postgresql.

Re: [GENERAL] Oracle DB Worm Code Published

2006-01-07 Thread Christopher Browne
> A recent article about an Oracle worm: > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1880648,00.asp > got me wondering. > Could a worm like this infect a PostgreSQL installation? > It seems to depend on default usernames and passwords - > and lazy DBAs, IMO. > Isn't it true that PostgreSQL doesn't have

Re: [GENERAL] Oracle DB Worm Code Published

2006-01-07 Thread Magnus Hagander
> A recent article about an Oracle worm: > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1880648,00.asp > got me wondering. > Could a worm like this infect a PostgreSQL installation? > It seems to depend on default usernames and passwords - and > lazy DBAs, IMO. > Isn't it true that PostgreSQL doesn't have

[GENERAL] Oracle DB Worm Code Published

2006-01-07 Thread TJ O'Donnell
A recent article about an Oracle worm: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1880648,00.asp got me wondering. Could a worm like this infect a PostgreSQL installation? It seems to depend on default usernames and passwords - and lazy DBAs, IMO. Isn't it true that PostgreSQL doesn't have any default u