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CVE-2012-0867

PostgreSQL 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 truncates the common name to only 32 characters when verifying SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to spoof connections when the host name is exactly 32 characters.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0867 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 11 products from opensuse_project, from postgresql, from debian and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-07-18T23:55:01.827

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20
CWE-295

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	opensuse_project	opensuse	12.2	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.2	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.3	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.4	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.5	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.6	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.7	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.8	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.9	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	8.4.10	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.2	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.3	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.4	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.5	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.6	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	desktop_workstation	5	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	6.2.z	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.2	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49273 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49273 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For opensuse_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.