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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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2534-1 postgresql-8.4 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1542-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-03T21:55:00.813

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3489

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-3489 - Bugzilla

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