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CVE-2003-0901

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in to_ascii for PostgreSQL 7.2.x, and 7.3.x before 7.3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL: 7.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.3 (+3)

References

• http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/adt/ascii.c
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000784
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000772
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-397
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-313.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-314.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8741
• http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/adt/ascii.c
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000784
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000772
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-397
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-313.html

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