CVE-2002-0802 SQL injection in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0802?

CVE-2002-0802 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 2 Apr 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The multibyte support in PostgreSQL 6.5.x with SQL_ASCII encoding consumes an extra character when processing a character that cannot be converted, which could remove an escape character from the query and make the application subject to SQL injection attacks.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0802?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2002-0802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Postgresql Postgresql vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8w3r-p439-x2rh.