pgsql/contrib/pgcrypto encode.c

CVSROOT: /home/projects/pgsql/cvsroot
Module name: pgsql
Changes by: momjian(at)hub(dot)org 01/05/12 22:17:09

Modified files:
contrib/pgcrypto: encode.c

Log message:
> I've been experimenting with pgcrypto 0.3 (distributed with
> Postgres 7.1.0), and I think I've found a bug.
>
> I compiled Pgcrypto with OpenSSL, using gcc 2.95.4 and
> OpenSSL 0.9.6a (the latest Debian 'unstable' packages).

> web=> select encode(digest('blah', 'sha1'), 'base64');
> FATAL 1: pg_encode: overflow, encode estimate too small
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
> This probably means the backend terminated abnormally
> before or while processing the request.
> The connection to the server was lost. Attempting reset: Succeeded.

> Is this a bug? Can it be fixed?

This is a bug alright. And a silly one :)

Marko Kreen