Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2002-1402
Buffer overflows in the (1) TZ and (2) SET TIME ZONE enivronment variables for PostgreSQL 7.2.1 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/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: 0.005 (38.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 6.3.2, 6.5.3, 7.0.3
References
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/8034 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165 (vendor-advisory)
- archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2002-08/msg00004.php (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)