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PostgreSQL 8.3 < 8.3.20 / 8.4 < 8.4.13 / 9.0 < 9.0.9 / 9.1 < 9.1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 63354
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Synopsis
The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 8.3.x prior to 8.3.20, 8.4.x prior to 8.4.13, 9.0.x prior to 9.0.9, or 9.1.x prior to 9.1.5. It therefore is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A flaw in contrib/xml2's xslt_process can be used to read and write arbitrary files. (CVE-2012-3488)
- An xml_parse() DTD validation flaw can be used to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2012-3489)
Solution
Upgrade to PostgreSQL 8.3.20 / 8.4.13 / 9.0.9 / 9.1.5 or later.See Also
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/release-8-3-20.html
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/release-9-0-9.html
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 63354
File Name: postgresql_20120817.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: Combined
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Databases
Published: 12/28/2012
Updated: 10/7/2026
Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5
Percentile: 93.48
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3488
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-3488, CVE-2012-3489