CVE-2012-3489

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-08-17

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.

See more information about CVE-2012-3489 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.7	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (postgresql84)	ELSA-2012-1263	2012-09-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (postgresql)	ELSA-2012-1263	2012-09-13

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