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Servers and applications

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 attacks.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
12 Aug 2002
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
16 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
1.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 65% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PostgreSQLServers and applications · cpe:a:postgresql:postgresql
  • Version 6.5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0802
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0802