The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.
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DSA-2534-1 | postgresql-8.4 security update |
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USN-1542-1 | PostgreSQL vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.659Z
Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-3489

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-10-03T21:55:00.813
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-3489


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