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CVE-2002-1401

Buffer overflows in (1) circle_poly, (2) path_encode and (3) path_add (also incorrectly identified as path_addr) for PostgreSQL 7.2.3 and e…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflows in (1) circle_poly, (2) path_encode and (3) path_add (also incorrectly identified as path_addr) for PostgreSQL 7.2.3 and earlier allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, possibly as a result of an integer overflow.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds
PostgreSQL (RSS, critical only)

References

  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000524 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • archives.postgresql.org /pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02047.php · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/8034 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • archives.postgresql.org /pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02081.php · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2002/dsa-165 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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