CVE-2005-1409

Description

PostgreSQL 7.3.x through 8.0.x gives public EXECUTE access to certain character conversion functions, which allows unprivileged users to call those functions with malicious values, with unknown impact, aka the "Character conversion vulnerability."

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.20% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A676	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-433.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426302/30/6680/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0453	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13476	vdb entry
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2005-05/msg00001.php	patch mailing list
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.315	patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10050	signature vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1409?: CVE-2005-1409 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1409?: To fix CVE-2005-1409, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1409 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1409 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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