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CVE-2012-0867
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…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 49273 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0678 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2418 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1173 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .