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CVE-2002-0802
The multibyte support in PostgreSQL 6.5.x with SQL_ASCII encoding consumes an extra character when processing a character that cannot be…
High7.5EPSS 1.1%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The multibyte support in PostgreSQL 6.5.x with SQL_ASCII encoding consumes an extra character when processing a character that cannot be converted, which could remove an escape character from the query and make the application subject to SQL injection attacks.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=postgresql-general&m=102032794322362 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:149 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- postgresql-sqlascii-sql-injection(10328) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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