CVE-2002-1642 (GCVE-0-2002-1642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-03-28 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 03:34
VLAI
Summary
PostgreSQL 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 allows local users to delete transaction log (pg_clog) data and cause a denial of service (data loss) via the VACUUM command.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7657 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/200… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891177 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
Date Public
2002-10-01 00:00
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