Improper Input Validation Affecting postgresql-docs package, versions <0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL6-POSTGRESQLDOCS-1447661
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 17 Aug 2012
Introduced: 17 Aug 2012
CVE-2012-3489 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 postgresql-docs to version 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1263.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-docs package and not the postgresql-docs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3489
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1263
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50718
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50946
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1