CVE-2002-0972

PostgreSQL 7.2 - Buffer Overflow via lpad or rpad Function Arguments

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/8034
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102987608300785&w=2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.1%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
postgresql/postgresql 6.3.2
postgresql/postgresql 6.5.3
postgresql/postgresql 7.1
postgresql/postgresql 7.1.1
postgresql/postgresql 7.1.2
postgresql/postgresql 7.2
postgresql/postgresql 7.2.1
Published Sep 24, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026