CVE-2013-1899

Publication date 4 April 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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).

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
postgresql-8.2 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
postgresql-8.3 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
postgresql-8.4 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
postgresql-9.1 12.10 quantal
Fixed 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.10
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 9.1.9-0ubuntu11.10
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes


mdeslaur

looks like it's 9.0+ only

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1789-1
    • PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
    • 4 April 2013

Other references