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CVE-2002-1642

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-10-03 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL: 7.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2

References

• 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
• 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

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