CVE-2002-1642 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PostgreSQL 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 allows local users to delete transaction log (pg_clog) data and cause a denial of service (data loss) via the VACUUM command.

Published: 2005-03-28

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1623	PostgreSQL 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 allows local users to delete transaction log (pg_clog) data and cause a denial of service (data loss) via the VACUUM command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2002-10/msg00000.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891177
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7657
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11102

History

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Subscriptions

Postgresql Postgresql

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-03-28T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:34:55.157Z

Reserved: 2005-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1642

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-10-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1642

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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