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CVE-2013-1899

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).

Published

2013-04-04T17:55:00.877

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.2	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.2.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.2.2	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.2.3	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.1	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.2	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.3	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.4	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.5	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.6	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.7	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.1.8	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
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.7	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.8	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.9	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.10	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.11	Yes
Application	postgresql	postgresql	9.0.12	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	11.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.10	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101519.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102806.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00007.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00008.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00011.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00012.html ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2658 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142 ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-13.html ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-9.html ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-4.html ([email protected])
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/faq/2013-04-04/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101519.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102806.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00007.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00008.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00011.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00012.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2658 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-13.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-9.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-4.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/faq/2013-04-04/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)