CVE-2002-0972 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Buffer overflows in PostgreSQL 7.2 allow attackers to cause)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0972 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-09-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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