CVE-2012-0867
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.3 · Improper input validation
4.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
PostgreSQL 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 truncates the common name to only 32 characters when verifying SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to spoof connections when the host name is exactly 32 characters.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/Advisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.htmlAdvisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49273
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026