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CVE-2002-1401
Buffer overflows in (1) circle_poly, (2) path_encode and (3) path_add (also incorrectly identified as path_addr) for PostgreSQL 7.2.3 and…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.2%
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Description
Buffer overflows in (1) circle_poly, (2) path_encode and (3) path_add (also incorrectly identified as path_addr) for PostgreSQL 7.2.3 and earlier allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, possibly as a result of an integer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% 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 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- CLA-2002:524 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02047.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 8034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02081.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-165 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .