4.6

CVE-2002-1398: postgresql

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 08-01-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-1398 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.54%
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. 08-01-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the date parser for PostgreSQL before 7.2.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long date string, aka a vulnerability "in handling long datetime input."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.54% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.54%

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 | 7.0.3 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.2 | 7.2.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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