CVE-2002-1401

critical

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.

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165

http://secunia.com/advisories/8034

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000524

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02081.php

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02047.php

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-01-17

Updated: 2008-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical