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CVE-2009-2943

Published: Oct 22, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2943
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Postgresql-ocamlOcaml1.5.4 (including)1.5.4 (including)
Postgresql-ocamlOcaml1.7.0 (including)1.7.0 (including)
Postgresql-ocamlOcaml1.12.1 (including)1.12.1 (including)
Postgresql-ocamlUbuntudapper*
Postgresql-ocamlUbuntuhardy*
Postgresql-ocamlUbuntuintrepid*
Postgresql-ocamlUbuntujaunty*
Postgresql-ocamlUbuntukarmic*
Postgresql-ocamlUbuntuupstream*

References

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