CVE-2002-1401: postgresql

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-1401 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-01-2003
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.