Original description
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 software
- PostgreSQL ≥ 8.4.0 < 8.4.13≥ 8.3.0 < 8.3.20≥ 9.1.0 < 9.1.5≥ 9.0.0 < 9.0.9 Fixed in: 8.4.13, 8.3.20, 9.1.5, 9.0.9 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2012-10-04
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- cve.org/CVE-2012-3489
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3489
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1
- secunia.com/advisories/50718
- www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html
- blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2
- www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html
- www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/
- secunia.com/advisories/50635
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