CVE-2002-0802
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=postgresql-general&m=102032794322362
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10328.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-149.html
- http://marc.info/?l=postgresql-general&m=102032794322362
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10328.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-149.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.