Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package postgresql-9.1 (opens in a new tab)
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- published3 Oct 2012
- disclosed3 Oct 2012
Introduced: 3 Oct 2012
CVE-2012-3489 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-9.1 package and not the postgresql-9.1 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
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://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2012-3489
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3489
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2
- 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/
- 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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50718
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50946
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139