CVE-2002-0972 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in PostgreSQL lpad and rpad functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-0972?
CVE-2002-0972 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 23 Aug 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflows in PostgreSQL 7.2 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the functions (1) lpad or (2) rpad.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Postgresql Postgresql.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0972?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Postgresql Postgresql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4fw-hwf8-whx3.