CVE-2013-1899

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).

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

54.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2013-04-04

Updated

2024-08-06

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/postgres/postgres_dbnam…

Security advisories

• http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456
• http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/faq/2013-04-04
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry