medium6.5
CVE-2012-3489
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…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Postgresql | Postgresql | from 8.3.0 before 8.3.20 from 8.4.0 before 8.4.13 from 9.0.0 before 9.0.9 from 9.1.0 before 9.1.5 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | Versions 11.4, 12.1, 12.2 |
| Apple | Mac Os X Server | from 10.7.0 through 10.7.5 Version 10.6.8 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 8.04, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Versions 5.0, 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | Version 6.3 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Versions 5.0, 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Versions 5.0, 6.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50718
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50946
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html