4.6

CVE-2002-0972: postgresql

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 23-08-2002Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-0972 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-165

Timeline

  1. 23-08-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Postgresql1 product
  • postgresqlEOL6.3.2 | 6.5.3 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.2 | 7.2.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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