CVE-2010-0442

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The bitsubstr function in backend/utils/adt/varbit.c in PostgreSQL 8.0.23, 8.1.11, and 8.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a negative integer in the third argument, as demonstrated by a SELECT statement that contains a call to the substring function for a bit string, related to an "overflow."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 2, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-0442: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix