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CVE-2013-1899 Detail

Description

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).


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Evaluator Impact

Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1/ "A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS"

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1899
NVD Published Date:
04/04/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/30/2013
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.