CVE-2002-1398

CVE-2002-1398 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in PostgreSQL versions prior to 7.2.2. This flaw, located in the date parser, allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted, long date string. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered a low-severity local vulnerability, requiring local access for exploitation and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.