CVE-2009-2943

N/A
Published: October 22, 2009 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPostgreSQL Ocaml· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

postgresql-postgresql (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37048
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1909
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/59029

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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