CVE-2012-0868: SQL Injection
First published: Wed Jul 18 2012(Updated: )
CRLF injection vulnerability in pg_dump in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted file containing object names with newlines, which are inserted into an SQL script that is used when the database is restored.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.1 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.2 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.3 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.4 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.5 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.6 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.7 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.8 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.9 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.10 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.11 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.12 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.13 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.14 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.15 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.16 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.3.17 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.1 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.2 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.3 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.4 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.5 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.6 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.7 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.8 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.9 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =8.4.10 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.0 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.0.1 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.0.2 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.0.3 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.0.4 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.0.5 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.0.6 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.1 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.1.1 | |
| PostgreSQL Common | =9.1.2 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0677.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49272
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49273
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:027
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-18.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2012-0868?
CVE-2012-0868 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0868?
To mitigate CVE-2012-0868, upgrade PostgreSQL to versions 8.3.18, 8.4.11, 9.0.7, or 9.1.3 or later.
What versions of PostgreSQL are affected by CVE-2012-0868?
CVE-2012-0868 affects PostgreSQL versions 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3.
Can CVE-2012-0868 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2012-0868 can be exploited by remote attackers but requires user assistance to execute the attack.
What is CRLF injection in context of CVE-2012-0868?
CRLF injection in CVE-2012-0868 refers to the vulnerability where newlines are inserted into SQL commands via crafted files, potentially altering command execution.
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/postgresql
- canonical/postgresql common
- version/postgresql common/8.3
- version/postgresql common/8.3.1
- version/postgresql common/8.3.2
- version/postgresql common/8.3.3
- version/postgresql common/8.3.4
- version/postgresql common/8.3.5
- version/postgresql common/8.3.6
- version/postgresql common/8.3.7
- version/postgresql common/8.3.8
- version/postgresql common/8.3.9
- version/postgresql common/8.3.10
- version/postgresql common/8.3.11
- version/postgresql common/8.3.12
- version/postgresql common/8.3.13
- version/postgresql common/8.3.14
- version/postgresql common/8.3.15
- version/postgresql common/8.3.16
- version/postgresql common/8.3.17
- version/postgresql common/8.4
- version/postgresql common/8.4.1
- version/postgresql common/8.4.2
- version/postgresql common/8.4.3
- version/postgresql common/8.4.4
- version/postgresql common/8.4.5
- version/postgresql common/8.4.6
- version/postgresql common/8.4.7
- version/postgresql common/8.4.8
- version/postgresql common/8.4.9
- version/postgresql common/8.4.10
- version/postgresql common/9.0
- version/postgresql common/9.0.1
- version/postgresql common/9.0.2
- version/postgresql common/9.0.3
- version/postgresql common/9.0.4
- version/postgresql common/9.0.5
- version/postgresql common/9.0.6
- version/postgresql common/9.1
- version/postgresql common/9.1.1
- version/postgresql common/9.1.2