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CVE-2012-3489

Published: 17 August 2012

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
postgresql-8.2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

utopic Does not exist

postgresql-8.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy
Released (8.3.20-0ubuntu8.04)
lucid Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

utopic Does not exist

postgresql-8.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (8.4.13-0ubuntu10.04)
natty
Released (8.4.13-0ubuntu11.04)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise
Released (8.4.22-0ubuntu0.12.04)
quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

utopic Does not exist

postgresql-9.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric
Released (9.1.5-0ubuntu11.10)
precise
Released (9.1.5-0ubuntu12.04)
quantal Not vulnerable
(9.1.5-1)
raring Not vulnerable
(9.1.5-1)
saucy Not vulnerable
(9.1.5-1)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [9.1.5-1])
upstream
Released (9.1.5-1)
utopic Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N