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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2013-1899 EUVD-2013-1895GHSA-ch6v-hpg8-wfmr

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 c…

Published Apr 4, 2013 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

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).

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 7 postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0wheezy1 DSA-2658-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed postgresql93 9.3.15-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed postgresql94 9.4.10-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed postgresql95 9.5.4-1.2 openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

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Advisories 6

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