Medium severity · published Oct 3, 2012
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 9.1.5 allows remote…
6.5
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL
8.3.0 before 8.3.20; 8.4.0 before 8.4.13; 9.0.0 before 9.0.9; 9.1.0 before 9.1.5 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
6.3 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
10.7.0 through 10.7.5; 10.6.8 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.4; 12.1; 12.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
8.04; 10.04; 11.04; 11.10; 12.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3489
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3489
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50635
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