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CVE-2009-2940
The pygresql module 3.8.1 and 4.0 for Python does not properly support the PQescapeStringConn function, which might allow remote attackers…
High7.5EPSS 2.7%
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- mitre
Description
The pygresql module 3.8.1 and 4.0 for Python does not properly support the PQescapeStringConn function, which might allow remote attackers to leverage escaping issues involving multibyte character encodings.
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)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (5 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
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIPyGreSQLGHSA-xv6x-43gq-4hfj (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- 37046 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1911 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 59028 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- USN-870-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 37654 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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 Advisory GHSA-xv6x-43gq-4hfj (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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