CVE-2003-0901

highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

4.75% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

18 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Linux 7.2redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:313
FixedRed Hat Linux 7.3redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:313
FixedRed Hat Linux 8.0redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:313
FixedRed Hat Linux 9redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:313
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:314
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:314
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:314
FixedRed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that no initdb will be necessary from previous PostgreSQL packages.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:314

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4

v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USLLM-inferred

affected products (18)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
postgresql postgresql= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.3.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql= 7.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
Red Hat Linux 7.2all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.2
Red Hat Linux 7.3all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.3
Red Hat Linux 8.0all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:linux:8.0
Red Hat Linux 9all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:linux:9
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2003:313Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated PostgreSQL packages fix buffer overflow2003-11-13csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated PostgreSQL packages that correct a buffer overflow in the to_ascii routines are now available.
RHSA-2003:314Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql security update2003-11-12csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated PostgreSQL packages that correct a buffer overflow in the to_ascii routines are now available.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2003-11-03modified 2026-06-16

references (14)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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