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
Published Mar 28, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.2
- 7.2.1
- 7.2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of PostgreSQL as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 35.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 34.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00124) | 48.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2002-10/msg00000.php mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891177 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7657 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1642 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11102 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1642
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1642
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2002-10/msg00000.php | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891177 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7657 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1642 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11102 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1642 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1642 |
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