CVE-2009-2940

NameCVE-2009-2940
DescriptionThe pygresql module 3.8.1 and 4.0 for Python does not properly support the PQescapeStringConn function, which might allow remote attackers to leverage escaping issues involving multibyte character encodings.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1911-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pygresql (PTS)buster1:5.0.6-2fixed
bullseye1:5.1.2-1fixed
bookworm1:5.1.2-2fixed
sid, trixie1:6.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pygresqlsourceetch1:3.8.1-1etch2DSA-1911-1
pygresqlsourcelenny1:3.8.1-3+lenny1DSA-1911-1
pygresqlsource(unstable)1:4.0-1low
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