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CVE-2012-3489

Publication date 17 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
postgresql-8.2 14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored
postgresql-8.3 14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 8.3.20-0ubuntu8.04
postgresql-8.4 14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 8.4.22-0ubuntu0.12.04
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty
Fixed 8.4.13-0ubuntu11.04
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 8.4.13-0ubuntu10.04
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
postgresql-9.1 14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 9.1.5-0ubuntu12.04
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 9.1.5-0ubuntu11.10
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1542-1
    • PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
    • 21 August 2012

Other references