Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1402
CVE-2002-1402
Description
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.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=7.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
8- archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2002-08/msg00004.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/8034nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-165nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.htmlnvd
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