security flaw
Published Jan 8, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
Description
Buffer overflows in the (1) TZ and (2) SET TIME ZONE enivronment variables for PostgreSQL 7.2.1 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.3.2
- 6.5.3
- 7.0.3
- 7.1
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
- 7.2.1
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 39.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 37.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 31.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2002-08/msg00004.php mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000524 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103021186622725&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103036987114437&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8034 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:062 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1402 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616914 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1402
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1402
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2002-08/msg00004.php | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000524 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103021186622725&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103036987114437&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/8034 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:062 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1402 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616914 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1402 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1402 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.