CVE-2013-1899

Description

Argument 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).

References

https://github.com/trishab0807-lgtm/home-network-scanner

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1

http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/faq/2013-04-04/

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-4.html

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-9.html

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-13.html

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2658

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00008.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00007.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102806.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101519.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS