CVE-2012-0867

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0867
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-18 23:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionPostgreSQL 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 truncates the common name to only 32 characters when verifying SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to spoof connections when the host name is exactly 32 characters.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-295 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Opensuse 12.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 8.4.9 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Desktop Workstation 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 6.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.2.z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2418-1 postgresql-8.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: Release 9.1.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2012:1173-1: moderate: postgresql to 9.1.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:026 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Security Advisory SA49273 - Red Hat update for postgresql and postgresql84 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
PostgreSQL: Security Update 2012-02-27 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 8.4: Release 8.4.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.0: Release 9.0.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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