CVE-2012-3489 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-3489

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

postgresql, opensuse, mac os x server, ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
8.3.0, 8.4.0, 9.0.0, 9.1.0, 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, 10.7.0, 10.6.8, 8.04, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 6.0, 5.0, 6.3

Timeline

Official Publish: October 3rd, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.