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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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.49%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.49% · top 58% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 8034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20020820 @(#)Mordred Labs advisory 0x0004: Multiple buffer overflows in PostgreSQL. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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