CVE-2012-3489

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.04% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory postgresql.org Vendor Advisory postgresql.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html release notes
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50718 third party advisory broken link
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html release notes
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2 third party advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html release notes
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html release notes
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50635 third party advisory broken link
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ release notes vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/50946 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173 patch release notes issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534 vendor advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/50859 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3489?
CVE-2012-3489 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3489?
To fix CVE-2012-3489, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3489 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3489 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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