Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2002-1397
Vulnerability in the cash_words() function for PostgreSQL 7.2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large negative argument, possibly triggering an integer signedness error or buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 6.3.2, 6.5.3, 7.0.3
References
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/8034 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5497 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9891 (vdb-entry)
- developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/adt/cash.c.d…