Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2012-3489 First vendor Publication 2012-10-03
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-02-15

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Overall CVSS Score 6.5
Base Score 6.5 Environmental Score 6.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 6.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 2.8
 
Attack Vector Network Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact None
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 4 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 8 Authentication Requires single instance
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3489

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-611 Information Leak Through XML External Entity File Disclosure

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17821
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17821
Title: USN-1542-1 -- postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1 vulnerabilities
Description: PostgreSQL could allow unintended access to files over the network when using the XML2 extension.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-1542-1
CVE-2012-3488
CVE-2012-3489
Version: 7
Platform(s): Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 8.04
Product(s): postgresql-9.1
postgresql-8.4
postgresql-8.3
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18474
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18474
Title: DSA-2534-1 postgresql-8.4 - several
Description: Two vulnerabilities related to XML processing were discovered in PostgreSQL, an SQL database.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-2534-1
CVE-2012-3488
CVE-2012-3489
Version: 7
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 6.0
Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0
Product(s): postgresql-8.4
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21356
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21356
Title: RHSA-2012:1263: postgresql and postgresql84 security update (Moderate)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2012:1263-01
CESA-2012:1263
CVE-2012-3488
CVE-2012-3489
Version: 29
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CentOS Linux 5
CentOS Linux 6
Product(s): postgresql84
postgresql
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23390
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23390
Title: DEPRECATED: ELSA-2012:1263: postgresql and postgresql84 security update (Moderate)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2012:1263-01
CVE-2012-3488
CVE-2012-3489
Version: 14
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Linux 6
Product(s): postgresql84
postgresql
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23579
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23579
Title: ELSA-2012:1263: postgresql and postgresql84 security update (Moderate)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2012:1263-01
CVE-2012-3488
CVE-2012-3489
Version: 13
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Linux 6
Product(s): postgresql84
postgresql
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27787
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27787
Title: DEPRECATED: ELSA-2012-1263 -- postgresql and postgresql84 security update (moderate)
Description: [8.4.13-1] - Update to PostgreSQL 8.4.13, for various fixes described at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html including the fixes for CVE-2012-3488, CVE-2012-3489 Resolves: #852020
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2012-1263
CVE-2012-3488
CVE-2012-3489
Version: 4
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Linux 6
Product(s): postgresql84
postgresql
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 260
Os 80
Os 5
Os 1
Os 3
Os 2
Os 1
Os 2
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2013-09-18 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2534-1 (postgresql-8.4 - several vulnerabilities)
File : nvt/deb_2534_1.nasl
2012-10-03 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201209-24 (PostgreSQL)
File : nvt/glsa_201209_24.nasl
2012-09-17 Name : CentOS Update for postgresql84 CESA-2012:1263 centos5
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1263_postgresql84_centos5.nasl
2012-09-17 Name : CentOS Update for postgresql CESA-2012:1263 centos6
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1263_postgresql_centos6.nasl
2012-09-17 Name : RedHat Update for postgresql and postgresql84 RHSA-2012:1263-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_1263-01_postgresql_and_postgresql84.nasl
2012-08-30 Name : FreeBSD Ports: postgresql-server
File : nvt/freebsd_postgresql-server2.nasl
2012-08-30 Name : Fedora Update for postgresql FEDORA-2012-12156
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_12156_postgresql_fc16.nasl
2012-08-30 Name : Fedora Update for postgresql FEDORA-2012-12165
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_12165_postgresql_fc17.nasl
2012-08-21 Name : Mandriva Update for postgresql MDVSA-2012:139 (postgresql)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2012_139.nasl
2012-08-21 Name : Ubuntu Update for postgresql-9.1 USN-1542-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1542_1.nasl

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-05-20 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2012-1336-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-675.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-667.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-650.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-04 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2012-129.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1263.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-03-15 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes several security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2013-001.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-25 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_postgresql-120820.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-12-28 Name : The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : postgresql_20120817.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-02 Name : The remote host is missing an update for OS X Server that fixes several secur...
File : macosx_server_2_1_1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-09-29 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201209-24.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-09-15 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20120913_postgresql_and_postgresql84_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-09-14 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2012-1263.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-09-14 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2012-1263.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-09-06 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2012-139.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-27 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-12165.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-27 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-12156.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-27 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2534.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-21 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1542-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-20 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_07234e78e89911e1b38d0023ae8e59f0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
APPLE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074
CONFIRM http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgr...
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534
MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139
REDHAT http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/50635
http://secunia.com/advisories/50718
http://secunia.com/advisories/50859
http://secunia.com/advisories/50946
SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1

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