CVE-2002-1400 (GCVE-0-2002-1400)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-01-08 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 03:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the repeat() function for PostgreSQL before 7.2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing repeat() to generate a large string.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/8034 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
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| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103021186622725&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/200… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2002-08-20 00:00
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