CVE-2002-1642: PostgreSQL

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

PostgreSQL 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 allows local users to delete transaction log (pg_clog) data and cause a denial of service (data loss) via the VACUUM command.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL PostgreSQL: version 7.2 only; version 7.2.1 only; version 7.2.2 only

Published 2002-10-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.