CVE-2009-2943

The postgresql-ocaml bindings 1.5.4, 1.7.0, and 1.12.1 for PostgreSQL libpq do not properly support the PQescapeStringConn function, which might allow remote attackers to leverage escaping issues involving multibyte character encodings.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/37048	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1909	Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/59029
http://secunia.com/advisories/37048	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1909	Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/59029

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.12.1:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2009-10-22 16:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2009-2943

Mitre link : CVE-2009-2943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-2943

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Products Affected

ocaml

postgresql-ocaml

postgresql

postgresql

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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