CVE-2013-1899
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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).
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 54.31% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- 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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.