CVE-2013-1899

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-1899
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-04-04 17:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionArgument 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).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 - lts All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.10 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.11 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.12 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 9.0.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.0.9 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
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.3 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.4 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.5 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.6 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.7 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.1.8 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.1 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.2 All All All
Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.3: Release 9.1.9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0635-1: important: postgresql: secu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2658-1 postgresql-9.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1 OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0627-1: important: postgresql91 to af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About the security content of OS X Server v2.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0628-1: important: postgresql92: Va af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: postgresql-9.1.9-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: postgresql-9.2.4-1.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 9.2.4, 9.1.9, 9.0.13 and 8.4.17 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2013-09-17-1 OS X Server v2.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.3: Release 9.2.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
USN-1789-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.3: Release 9.0.13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:0633-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:142 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
PostgreSQL: 2013-04-04 Security Release FAQ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.postgresql.org Vendor Advisory
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