PeopleSoft <LONGCHAR >and <VARCHAR> Data Upload

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Vendor:                 PeopleSoft
Solution ID:            200749181
Product:                People Tools
Version:                8.42, Others? 
Platform:               Solaris 8, BEA WebLogic, Others?
Remote/Local:           Remote, Authenticated
Title:                  Character Field Length
Impact:                 Possible denial of service.

Description:            
LONGCHAR and VARCHAR fields allow potentially large amounts of data to be 
uploaded. These fields default to the maximum allowed size for their data type 
established on the database.


Vendor Solution:        
The database can be configured to limit the size of these data types, however, 
this should be tested to assess the impact to the application. Consider also 
looking at modifying the field definitions within the Application. Restricting 
size with the field definition would prevent using these LONG fields to upload 
large amounts of data. Note that making any changes to the delivered 
application is considered to be a customization beyond the scope of the Global 
Support Center. Make sure and take a backup of the data before making such 
changes.


Vendor Trail:           
3 June 03       PeopleSoft contacted
3 June 03       PeopleSoft confirms
24 June 03      PeopleSoft teleconference
19 July 03      PeopleSoft posts to Customer Connection
                        

Contributers:           

Barrett McGuire 
Larry Wargo
Matt Fotter