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CVE-2009-2943

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2943 describes a vulnerability in postgresql-ocaml bindings (versions 1.5.4, 1.7.0, and 1.12.1) where improper handling of the PQescapeStringConn function can lead to escaping issues with multibyte character encodings. This flaw could allow remote attackers to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems, including various ocaml and postgresql products. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0221 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-2943Moderate

ocaml-postgresql: Missing escape function (DSA-1909-1)

Oct 15, 2009

References

secunia.com / advisories/37048
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1909
Patch
osvdb.org / 59029