The postgresql-ocaml bindings 1.5.4, 1.7.0, and 1.12.1 for PostgreSQL libpq do not…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02207 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | OCaml |
| cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 | Vulnerable | OCaml |
| cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.1 | Vulnerable | OCaml |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | PostgreSQL |
- cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·OCaml
- cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·OCaml
- cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:postgresql-ocaml:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.1 Vulnerable ·OCaml
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·PostgreSQL
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvfr-p62m-9frc
Sources
- CVE-2009-2943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvfr-p62m-9frc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-2943 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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