CVE-2013-1899

Publication date 4 April 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, and 9.0.x before 9.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file corruption), and allows remote authenticated users to modify configuration settings and execute arbitrary code, via a connection request using a database name that begins with a ”-” (hyphen).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
postgresql-8.2 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
postgresql-8.3 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
postgresql-8.4 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
postgresql-9.1 12.10 quantal
Fixed 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.10
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 9.1.9-0ubuntu11.10
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

looks like it’s 9.0+ only

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1789-1
    • PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
    • 4 April 2013

Other references