security flaw
Published Jan 8, 2003
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.19%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.3.2
- 6.5.3
- 7.0.3
- 7.1
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
- 7.2
- 7.2.1
- 7.2.2
- 7.2.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:301
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:010
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:010
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:010
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:010
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:001
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:001
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:301
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:301 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:010 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:010 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:010 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:010 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:001 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:001 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:301 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 81.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 80.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01030) | 75.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00290) | 69.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 64.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 69.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 65.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 83.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 81.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 63.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02047.php x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02081.php x_refsource_MISC
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000524 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8034 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1401 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616913 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1401
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1401
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02047.php | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-08/msg02081.php | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000524 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/8034 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1401 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616913 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1401 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1401 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.