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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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.48%
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Description
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.
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)
- 0.48% · top 59% 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- CLA-2002:524 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 8034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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
- [pgsql-announce] 20020824 PostgreSQL 7.2.2: Security Release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDKSA-2002:062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20020826 GLSA: PostgreSQL (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20020824 Fwd: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL 7.2.2: Security Release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- 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 .