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CVE-2002-0972


Buffer overflows in PostgreSQL 7.2 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the functions (1) lpad or (2) rpad.


Published

2002-09-24T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application postgresql postgresql 6.3.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 6.5.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 7.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 7.1.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 7.1.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 7.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 7.2.1 Yes

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