NVD - CVE-2012-0867

CVE-2012-0867 Detail

Description

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.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 07/18/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026	Broken Link
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/	Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Input Validation (CWE-20)
Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295)

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Change History

2 change records found - show changes

Modified Analysis - 12/7/2016 2:56:39 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 1389 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:post	Record truncated, showing 500 of 2222 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:12.2::::::: Configuration 2 OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10::::::: cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:::::::
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Added	CWE		CWE-295
Removed	CWE	CWE-16
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html No Types Assigned	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html No Types Assigned	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html No Types Assigned	http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0867
NVD Published Date:
07/18/2012
NVD Last Modified:
12/07/2016

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