This is one of the reasons I usually recommend running with magic quotes on, it provides a bit of insurance for those spots where your data validation is not up to snuff.
Robert Treat On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 06:11, Nigel J. Andrews wrote: > On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Sir Mordred The Traitor wrote: > > > Check out this link, if you need something to laugh at: > > http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?1' > > > > Keeping in mind, that there are bunch of overflows in PostgreSQL(really?), > > it is > > very dangerous i guess. Right? > > I'm not sure what list this really fits onto so I've left as hackers. > > The old argument about data validation and whose job it is. However, is there a > reason why all CGI parameters aren't scanned and rejected if they contain > any punctuation. I was going to say if they contain anything non alphanumeric > but then I'm not sure about internationalisation and that test. > > > -- > Nigel J. Andrews > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]