CVE-2002-1401

Buffer overflows in (1) circle_poly, (2) path_encode and (3) path_add (also incorrectly identified as path_addr) for PostgreSQL 7.2.3 and earlier allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, possibly as a result of an integer overflow.

Published: 2003-01-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1401 is rated Moderate Risk (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.19%). EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1401

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.03% 2.19% +1.16%
2 2025-03-30 1.68% 1.03% -0.65%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.68% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1401

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1401

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-1401

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1401

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1401

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql 6.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 7.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1401

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