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CVE-2002-1402 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Buffer overflows in the (1) TZ and (2) SET TIME ZONE enivron)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-1402
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2003-01-17
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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