CVE-2012-3489

postgresql: File disclosure through XXE in xmlparse by DTD validation

Published Oct 3, 2012 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2534-1 postgresql-8.4 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1542-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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