NVD

CVE-2012-3489 Detail

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.0 MEDIUM

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
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	Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534	Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139	Broken Link
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/	Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html	Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html	Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html	Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html	Release Notes
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1	Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173	Issue Tracking Patch Release Notes

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-611	Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference	NIST

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Change History

3 change records found show changes

Reanalysis by NIST 2/14/2024 10:22:42 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 522 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgres	OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 8.3.0 up to (excluding) 8.3.20 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 8.4.0 up to (excluding) 8.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 9.1.0 up to (excluding) 9.1.5
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 1170 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgres	OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.8::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server::::::::* versions from (including) 10.7.0 up to (including) 10.7.5
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 757 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgres	OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-:::*
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:::::::	OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:::::::
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-611
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-20
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html No Types Assigned	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html No Types Assigned	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html No Types Assigned	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html No Types Assigned	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ Vendor Advisory	http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 No Types Assigned	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 No Types Assigned	https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173 Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3489
NVD Published Date:
10/03/2012
NVD Last Modified:
02/14/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2012-3489 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 10:44:30 PM

Reanalysis by NIST 2/14/2024 10:22:42 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 10/09/2013 8:22:26 AM

Quick Info