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CVE-2002-1398

Buffer overflow in the date parser for PostgreSQL before 7.2.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long date string, aka a vulnerability "in handling long datetime input."

Severity
Medium 4.6
Published
17 Jan 2003
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
16 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
0.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 45% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PostgreSQLServers and applications · cpe:a:postgresql:postgresql
  • Version 7.2.1
  • Version 7.2
  • Version 7.1.3
  • Version 7.1.2
All 9 release lines
  • Version 6.3.2
  • Version 6.5.3
  • Version 7.0.3
  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.1.1
  • Version 7.1.2
  • Version 7.1.3
  • Version 7.2
  • Version 7.2.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1398
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1398